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Originally Posted by bcp  you know, if they would just agree to calling it something other than marriage, they would have had the "rights" they seek a long time ago.
civil unions could give them everything they want, and most would agree to that, but using the word marriage puts a whole new spin on things and that is what makes it offensive to most.
Their demand to use the word marriage is what causes me to belive they are trying to force acceptance to their relationship. |
I agree.
Like I said before, I believe the California "civil union" law that already existed had (to the best of my understanding) everything in it that "marriage" has. But, it was challenged, and the CA supreme court ruled that it was not good enough, because it had to be called "marriage" to be equal - and that was what spurred Prop 8 into existence. They had more before they challenged what they had than they have now, and that's too bad for them.