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[ Welcome to theday.com ] Saturday, Jun 17, 2006 Say Yes To Libertarians And No To Intrusion To The Editor Of The Day: Published on 6/17/2006 in Editorial ยป Letters to The Editor Print ThisE-mail ThisMost E-mailed Send LetterSend CorrectionAdd To Cart Increase TextActual TextDecrease Text The recent dialogue concerning homosexuals marrying is ironic to most libertarians. To start, the government should not be licensing marriage. To receive a marriage license from the state is to receive permission to get married. Why would Americans need permission for any personal choices that do not affect others? What are we getting permission to do? So, where does the government come into marriage? One of the roles of government is to secure contracts, including marriage contracts. We use civil courts and government force to uphold contracts. Today, when two parties enter a contract they do not pay fees to insure their contract. The costs are paid by taxpayers. This should be changed. When two persons marry, on a legal level, they are contracting with each other. Today, these contracts most often are one-size-fits-all, with the state deciding the agreement parameters, instead of being individually customized. But, as far as which contracts the government secures, discrimination is unjust and illegal. Any cognitively-competent adult persons, homosexual or otherwise, can enter into a contract together. An intolerant majority may not infringe on individual rights. And, as far as marriage goes, couples have every right to seek out a religious organization that may choose to marry them before their deity; another place government should have no influence. All Americans interested in tolerance, fairness and individual rights should vote for libertarian candidates, who understand the limits of public intrusion into private lives. Marc Guttman Waterford [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> See what's inside the new Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/XmUd6C/bOaOAA/cUmLAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
