Wow, even with a signed power? This is exactly why Obama's move was necessary. It removes the ambiguity.
If anything, it says "gays have families too"—even though they aren't allowed to marry.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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