Author: elfprince13
Posted: 23 Mar 2013 07:02:11 pm (GMT -5)
Which is to say: civil marriage laws have been used as tools of oppression to drive them out of their home. Which is to say, my point exactly.
You really oughtn't have rights as a couple at all, any more than a corporation should have rights as a corporation. But neither should you lose any of your individual rights just because you participate in a joint enterprise of one sort or another.
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Posted: 23 Mar 2013 07:02:11 pm (GMT -5)
| DShiznit wrote: |
| There are quite a few gay spouses without legal citizenship who would disagree with you. They can't voice their disagreement because they've already been deported by a government that did not recognize their marriage. |
Which is to say: civil marriage laws have been used as tools of oppression to drive them out of their home. Which is to say, my point exactly.
| DShiznit wrote: |
| Precisely. In other words, part of the government needs to recognize your marriage so that the rest of the government is forced to respect your rights as a couple in all other legal matters(hospital visitation, death benefits, immigration status, 5th amendment protections, etc.). |
You really oughtn't have rights as a couple at all, any more than a corporation should have rights as a corporation. But neither should you lose any of your individual rights just because you participate in a joint enterprise of one sort or another.
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