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NC Marriage Amendment
May 8, 2012 at
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I went to the poll today to cast my vote on the NC Marriage Amendment [politico.com]. As expected, there were a lot of lesbians against the amendment standing outside the polling place. None of them were hot. Not one. Just a whole bunch of greying, shabbily dressed, hairy legged women with signs. It seems like the lesbian community could have put on a much better display to influence public opinion outside the polls.
No lipstick. No kissing. All in all a big disappointment.
No lipstick. No kissing. All in all a big disappointment.
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Those are things that could all be decided by the individual in advance based on what they want.
Calling it a civil union is just another way for the government to get involved in marriage.
Those are things that could all be decided by the individual in advance based on what they want.
Calling it a civil union is just another way for the government to get involved in marriage.
Because, you know, everything works out great when medical decisions for others, or inheritance, etc are based on he said/she said.
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Because, you know, everything works out great when medical decisions for others, or inheritance, etc are based on he said/she said.
If someone wants another person to be able to make medical decisions if they are unable to should they have to marry that person to make it official?
If someone wants another person to be able to make medical decisions if they are unable to should they have to marry that person to make it official?
What if you don't want everything to go to your spouse if you die?
These things should be determined separately from a simple marriage certificate anyway. It would be daft to think you don't need a will or a living trust or to set up a power of attorney just because you are married.
(I have those in place and occasionally have to use them for the odd reason that I have the drug resistance of approximately 300 Spartans. So, often enough anaethesia simply won't work...but since I'm theoretically "under anaesthesia"--despite being perfectly awake and aware--the doctors may feel that I can't personally authorize trying a few more types until they find something that does have an effect because of potential for liability.)
(Maybe it would all be simpler if people could elect to create a "combined household" as a legal or financial entity without regard to the participation of their genetic material and bodily fluids.)
What if you don't want everything to go to your spouse if you die?
Regardless, requiring people to fill out each item separately doesn't do anything more to keep government out of marriage than it does from having a single form.
Why? Sure, there's the instances where both die at the same time, but I'd expect those to be the exception.
Do you have these?
Regardless, requiring people to fill out each item separately doesn't do anything more to keep government out of marriage than it does from having a single form.
I don't have a will, a power of attorney, or a living trust or a spouse. That doesn't mean it isn't foolish to not have them.
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who should it be made up to is a much bigger scope of a question, but theoretically some of that extra money they're being taxed is getting filtered back in to the markets they're taking away from by living together.