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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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For a while it seemed like almost everybody I knew was polyamorous (and a lot still are) and saw no conflict between that and being married, so there's a lot broader range of how people define marriage than even the respective sexes of those involved.
It's tricky coming up with a rigorous definition when people keep going around living their lives un-rigorously.
Or is it about being loyal to one husband or one wife? I guess if you both agree on getting your freak on with others that's between the couple. Not my style and not my business.
Cheaters on the other hand....why do they even get married...ARE SHITBAGS. Wives or husbands. And one way or another they will pay for being a dirty skeev at some point in life.
The government didn't decide the definition of marriage, the people did, by their vote.
Do you support civil unions that don't have tax associations and if so is the paperwork thing really that important in your choice? If not then why use that as your primary discussion point?
Rosie O'Donnell.
No, I don't. Honestly, I was pretty much arguing for argument's sake.
From a legal standpoint I don't believe the federal government is given the power by the constitution to regulate marriage and that it should be decided by the individual states.
From a logical standpoint I don't have any idea how to handle the marriage issue when people move from state to state if there are different legal definitions of marriage.
MOVE IT BACK TO THE PODIUM!
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Today is my 20th wedding anniversary .... and to a really great guy ... but here's the thing. If I have to deal with the snoring and the extra laundry and countless hours of sports on television and empty toilet paper rolls and taking the trash to the curb myself because he forgot, AGAIN! ..... then I think everyone should have a right to that "sweetheart deal".
If it's going to cost me $20,000 to get rid of him (if I ever choose to do so), then I think everyone should have to pay to play "chuck a spouse", too. No more of this "we want equal rights for our partners" crap and then changing partners 6 months later. You're either in or you're out. And if you're out, you should have to go through the baggage and financial screwing that the lawyers and judges bestow upon the rest of us.
Just sayin........
I was simply pointing out that there's very little functional difference, if all tax conditions associated with marriage are removed, between filling out the various forms that are implied with a marriage if one hasn't filled them out separately (since you indicated you wouldn't support civil unions that were free of tax conditions but carried the other associations).
I was about to say that this is why I like the lounge: because we can have a legitimate discussion, whereas in the podium you can't.
Then you have to do pull out hoity toity debate terms.....
It's time to send this one to the podium.
I tried to take Count's challenge, and I could not think of one.
Then you have to do pull out hoity toity debate terms.....
It's time to send this one to the podium.
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary .... and to a really great guy ... but here's the thing. If I have to deal with the snoring and the extra laundry and countless hours of sports on television and empty toilet paper rolls and taking the trash to the curb myself because he forgot, AGAIN! ..... then I think everyone should have a right to that "sweetheart deal".
If it's going to cost me $20,000 to get rid of him (if I ever choose to do so), then I think everyone should have to pay to play "chuck a spouse", too. No more of this "we want equal rights for our partners" crap and then changing partners 6 months later. You're either in or you're out. And if you're out, you should have to go through the baggage and financial screwing that the lawyers and judges bestow upon the rest of us.
Just sayin........
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary .... and to a really great guy ... but here's the thing. If I have to deal with the snoring and the extra laundry and countless hours of sports on television and empty toilet paper rolls and taking the trash to the curb myself because he forgot, AGAIN! ..... then I think everyone should have a right to that "sweetheart deal".
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary .... and to a really great guy ... but here's the thing. If I have to deal with the snoring and the extra laundry and countless hours of sports on television and empty toilet paper rolls and taking the trash to the curb myself because he forgot, AGAIN! ..... then I think everyone should have a right to that "sweetheart deal".
If it's going to cost me $20,000 to get rid of him (if I ever choose to do so), then I think everyone should have to pay to play "chuck a spouse", too. No more of this "we want equal rights for our partners" crap and then changing partners 6 months later. You're either in or you're out. And if you're out, you should have to go through the baggage and financial screwing that the lawyers and judges bestow upon the rest of us.
Just sayin........
You mean ...... He's not worth it?
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And...they are legally single
Today is my 20th wedding anniversary .... and to a really great guy ... but here's the thing. If I have to deal with the snoring and the extra laundry and countless hours of sports on television and empty toilet paper rolls and taking the trash to the curb myself because he forgot, AGAIN! ..... then I think everyone should have a right to that "sweetheart deal".
If it's going to cost me $20,000 to get rid of him (if I ever choose to do so), then I think everyone should have to pay to play "chuck a spouse", too. No more of this "we want equal rights for our partners" crap and then changing partners 6 months later. You're either in or you're out. And if you're out, you should have to go through the baggage and financial screwing that the lawyers and judges bestow upon the rest of us.
Just sayin........