Re: OT - This just in...

From: Rennie (me_at_earthlink.not)
Date: 09/11/04 

Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 19:00:52 GMT

Why do same-sex couples want to marry?

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"Josh Rosenbluth" <jrosenbluth@nono_comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Family and medical leave isn't a "bother".  A gay couple cannot get it no
> matter what they do.  Sponsoring your alien partner for a green card isn't
a
> "bother".  A gay person cannot do that for their partner no matter what
they
> do.  Getting health insurance from your partner isn't a "bother".  A gay
> person cannot get that from their partner no matter what they do.  5th
> Amendment spousal protection isn't a "bother".  A gay person doesn't get
it
> no matter what they do.  Equal tax and other benefit treatment isn't a
> "bother".  A gay couple cannot get equal treatment no matter what they do.
>
> The only things that are bothers are estate planning and power of
attorney.
> You ask why shouldn't a gay couple be treated the same as siblings, aunts
> and uncles?  Using that logic, why shouldn't a straight couple be treated
> the same as siblings, aunts and uncles?  The salient question is why
> shouldn't a gay couple be treated the same as a straight couple?

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