Re: [UUPoly-L] marriage/civil union/whatever

[Desmond Ravenstone <desmondravenstone@yahoo.com>]

My own take ... replace government-issued marriage licenses with marital contracts drafted by the couple and filed with the appropriate government department.

Instead of the government refusing licensure based on legislative fiat (ie, no same-sex couples, no epileptics [that was the law, and applied to my father for some years]) the government would have to provide compelling interest to void the contract (ie, one or more parties not able to give full consent).

Desmond Ravenstone

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--- On Mon, 11/24/08, Fantine <fantine@sonic.net> wrote:

> From: Fantine <fantine@sonic.net>
> Subject: [UUPoly-L] marriage/civil union/whatever
> To: uupoly-l@uupa.org
> Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 11:19 PM
> Why do people say they don't want government involved
> in marriage?  Marriage/Civil Union/whatever is a
> collection of LEGAL agreements, the stuff government is
> made of, as legislatures make law and courts enforce
> them.
> 
> Personally, I think we should give the word
> "marriage"
> to churches etc. (with whatever sticky wicket rules
> each group wants to play by) and have a different term
> for the legal arrangement, such as "civil union"
> or
> "domestic partnership" for EVERYBODY gay or
> straight.
> You would have to have a "civil union" filed to
> get a
> "marriage license", in order to be
> "married" by a
> spiritual leader. 
> 
> Have fun with this thought,
> 	Francesca
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: uupoly-l-bounces+fantine=sonic.net@uupa.org
> [mailto:uupoly-l-bounces+fantine=sonic.net@uupa.org] On
> Behalf Of Anita Wagner
> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 1:24 AM
> To: uupoly-l@uupa.org
> Subject: Re: [UUPoly-L] UUPoly-L Digest, Vol 50, Issue
> 19
> 
> It's true that poly marriage is not a high priority for
> poly people in general.  Personally I'd much rather
> see
> government get out of the marriage business
> altogether.  
> 
> 
> 
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