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Originally Posted by joeydb
Since this is a horse racing forum, was there any ballot initiative on whether it would be legal to breed two stallions to each other, or would that get reactions like
"Why would you do that?"
"That won't produce any offspring, genius"
"Isn't that cruelty to animals?"
On a more serious note...
Where the people supporting changing marriage rules can legitimately win is by taking the power to make, validate, recognize and dissolve marriages away from the government. Make it only a religious or independent social phenomenon.
Instead I think some desire to make this an implicit validation of their lifestyle by the government, which is not something the majority currently agrees with.
There's no reason the government has to recognize marriages. Currently, it's really only done with determining who can testify against you in court or determining income tax rates.
Strangely, many conservatives like the idea of limiting the government's power so a move like this might spark some alliances not seen before.
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If I were homosexual, it would be more about having access to the same benefits, insurance, tax benefits etc as heterosexuals.