Use of a separate term (civil union or otherwise) makes it much easier for those on the anti-side to ensure that things are not equal as long as they possibly can... Sure, you can choose to accept the alternate term and fight for the term to be treated equally, but it will take a LOT longer to accomplish that way because once an alternate term is accepted then everyone has an immediate weapon (word) to use against civil-union holders in any case where a marriage would afford them those rights. Hence the same result as "separate but equal". It's an uphill battle either way. As long as we're going uphill, how about we chose a hill with a few less obstructions?
> I hear why people feel its discrimination but it's just > not sinking in. > I don't see the word or document of marriage as a right, I > see all > that comes with it a right but not the title or document > itself. It's > strictly an emotional limitation. > Like I said I'm not against it, I just don't see it as a > worthwhile > fight. The real fight is to get equality in civil unions > nationwide > first. Once that's achieved you can worry about what the > bond is > called. > The real question was, is this a religious attack or > societal? I think > in some states it is religious but not the entire country. > On 9/9/05, Ian Skinner wrote: >> Nobodies being deprived of anything except the use of a >> word, everything else is equal or should be. >> >> But everything else is not equal. Access denied to >> partners by hospitals, because they aren't "family." >> Access denied to insurance benefits, because they are not >> "married." Access denied to inheritance because they are >> not equal to other family. >> >> Now I guess it could be argued that the gay community >> could just accept the "civil union" and start fighting >> all these other entities to get the civil union to be >> equal to a marriage, but that is a very long and arduous >> fight. The blacks of this country couldn't seem to win >> that fight, so it was decided that separate does not >> equal equality, so it had to be overturned. >> >> This is basically the same problem. s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 new epoch : isn't it time for a change? add features without fixtures with the onTap open source framework http://www.fusiontap.com http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173660 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
