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Old 02-25-2004, 12:23 PM   #32 (permalink)
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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.
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.
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.
Spot on!

EDIT: cleaned my post up a little (though it's still ugly)
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