17 February 2005
Face to the World
Utah crosses the Face to the World finish line with Judge Upholds Ban on Polygamous Marriage. Though I enjoy my subscription to The Nation, I'm steeped in enough libertarian sensibility to think that if people really are consenting adults and they really want to do that, then, by all means, get married to as many people as you like. What we need to do as a civil society is punt marriage all together. Leave marriage up to churches, social communities, and individuals. If you want your marriage to be recognized by the Pope, then you have to do the Catholic shuck and jive. If you want your marriage recognize by me, then buy me a Frank Zappa album, and I'll recognize the marriage of you and your iguana. Since money is involved, government won't be able to get completely out of the civil union business, too, but the laws should be contractual and non-discriminatory.
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Here, here. The problem with gay marriage is not with granting it to gays but that it was forced on heterosexuals long ago, that is, official recognition of what is entirely a religious and personal event.
This was started when congress thought they could promote how you should live. Liberals in general believe in this principle but the government has no business in promoting anything. They need only offer their citizens a way to exchange commerce, per the Constitution, and civil unions are exactly that. Civil unions could even go so far as to dictate the terms of a split, custody of children and inheritance.
Of course, the problem with the Mormons and their polygamous ways is that the children of these unions typically go on the government dole. Likewise, the government should not support this lifestyle or any lifestyle, directly or indirectly.
Watch the liberal crack, there My Daddy. I'd say it's the Republican Bible Set that's promoting legislated lifestyles. If anything, I'd say that we liberals are guilty of paving the road to hell with good intentions. In a society as rich as ours, it's shameful for seniors to live in poverty. But, let the rabble have its way and you've got a multi-trillion dollar ponzi scheme. Repeat ad nauseum. However, Ronald Reagan's "let's borrow four trillion dollars and launder it through defense contracts and make my friends really fucking rich" scheme was probably just as bad as all of the liberal foibles put together...
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