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Originally posted by BentNotTwisted
As Seretogis said, it's a 'social institution' and the Feds should let the states decide how to handle it.
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I agree that marriage is a social institution and should not be regulated by law, but to me that means that the federal and state governments are out of it.
Let each social group define their own rites and rituals. Most churches can have marriage in the traditional sense. Mormons can do the polygamy thing. Gays and Lesbians can define whatever they want. The state can then decide which ones they want to recognize without requiring further documentation. If further documentation is required, write it into a contract. By the way, this is not significantly different with current marriage law. Being marriage does not automatically confer power of attorney or other decision making authority that must be written into a living will.
Seems like a lot of concern over a not so important issue.