Thanks for your comments, Ken. You're right - reg...

2008-11-07T12:07:15.996-05:00

Thanks for your comments, Ken. You're right - regardless of what the union is called, it will rub some wrong. But, to me that's the best solution. Challenge the religious right on their own turf. In the push for limited government, the State should leave the decisions on marriage to the Faiths. Otherwise, we become what we revolted against.

That would work for me. In fact, all my wife and I...

2008-11-07T03:43:00.000-05:00

That would work for me. In fact, all my wife and I needed was to sign a document, and have it notarized. No church involved. The state still calls it a marriage certificate.

But I don't care what it's called, and it's already separate from church for whoever wants it to be. So it really doesn't (legally) matter what we call it.

New law has to be drawn up and passed, no matter what the more inclusive union's called. The next hurdle would be to make it recognized by other states. And then remains the issue of it being recognized at the federal level, depending on the current mood of the congress or president or majority of Americans or whoever. (Well, with respect to the IRS, at least.)

Meanwhile, some people would still say it's "Marriage" in disguise. So again, it doesn't really matter what it's called, except maybe in some reluctant people's minds.

So it seems to me, the most viable approach will require agreement and cooperation between the states, to eventually be recognized federally.

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Thanks for your comments, Ken. You're right - reg...

That would work for me. In fact, all my wife and I...