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Default Some really, really good news!

On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:20:17 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 24 Feb 2021 19:30:07 -0500, Alex wrote:

John wrote:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md...da4c88f0c cae

Gotta love the USA!
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Freedom Isn't Free!

I don't care if someone is straight or gay, but this binary **** is just
stupid.Â* Pick a gender and date, ****, or marry whomever you want.


I have already suggested marriage should be any 2 or more adult
humans.
None of my business.
The civil union is simple contract law and the spiritual part they
call marriage is an agreement between partners and their god, whatever
that means to them.


The government, especially the Federal, did not get involved in marriage
until the act banning polygamy because of the hatred of Mormons. The
Morrill Act of 1862.

These days for better or worse the federal involvement in marriage
only affects the tax code and government benefits. That also extends
down to the states for the most past.
They did fix the marriage penalty except for benefits and property tax
deferrals.