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Originally posted by Arsenic7
I don't see why they need a different name for it...that could kind of be viewed as discrimination, labeling their unions differently.
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I agree, but I think you're misreading this post:
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Originally posted by synic213
I agree we need a new term to distinguish gay unions (and all unions for that matter), such as "official partner", that the government uses to distinguish between singles and couples for legal reasons.
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As that poster also wants all unions to be called the same, just not "marriage". Save "marriage" for religious bonds according to the rules of the religion they adhere to.
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Originally posted by Arsenic7
And yeah, I don't see why Bush want's to all of a sudden change the legal definition of marriage. It's been defined by the government as a union between two people for a long time. Where does HIS definition come from. Kind of sad that the president doesn't have to explain his reasoning.
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Spot on!
EDIT: cleaned my post up a little (though it's still ugly)