| outlawauron said: prof, I live in what most people would consider some of deepest parts of the 'Bible Belt' and despite that, what I said still rings true. |
Yet the GOP in Colorado struck down the motion to give civil unions the same advantages.
I am happy that anecdotally, even, you are able to say that, but I feel it is a bit naive. There are very many who are making it a big deal to deny civil unions the same rights as marriage. As I explained earlier, it represents Obama's evolving udnerstanding of the debate. He offered to do away with the whole debate by saying, no same sex marriage, but allow civil unions with the same benefits. But, he can't get anyone to increase those privelages.
2 Weeks before he changed his stance, Colorado had struck down that motion. You don't get much more cause and effect than that. Even liberal Colorado is against giving civil unions the same benefits as marriage. The crazy thing is, there is LITERALLY no reason not to do so other than to deny rights to those who cannot be married. It doesn't even apply to polygamists or first cousins as:
A) more than two people cannot be in a civil union anyway
B) First cousin marriage is often recognized over statelines and any closer ties are denied civil unions as well
Literally no reason to strike that motion down.
