What's your political evolution?

[Aielyn]

SamuelRSmith said:

Yes, that's a good position on marriage. Of course, the next step (in my mind) would be, why have a registration system at all for relationships? What purpose does it serve? Let "marriage" (or, whatever you want to call it) just be completely between the individuals involved. Whether that's just a term of phrase that they intend to use, a personal contract, or some kind of "spiritual" contract (for use of a better term) with their church/God. Why does the state, at all, need to get involved in this process?

But, I like your stance. And if the State must be involved in the relationship business, then it should be via the means that you described.

Why have them register at all? Because there are legal benefits associated with what is currently called "marriage". There are also other laws that are associated with it, such as the ones involving taxes for couples.

Of course, that then leads to, as I said, the requirement of certain conditions and limitations in order to prevent a relationship of convenience... or at least, to provide downsides to the choice, to ensure that people don't do it just for those benefits.