Posted on 03/17/2005 1:55:21 PM PST by lowbridge
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3286878
RememberTheCoup (1000+ posts) Thu Mar-17-05 08:06 AM Original message
Why SHOULDN'T siblings be allowed to "marry" or enter civil unions?
Why do we so often hear about such a situation as a "slippery slope" result of allowing same sex unions? Why does a marriage/civil union have to imply a sexual relationship? Almost all of the rights and responsibilities of marriage are economic or legal in nature and not sexual. "Right of consortium" is one of the few I can think of that are sexual in nature.
What if a man with a wife and a couple of small children suddenly becomes a widower. What if his unmarried sister decides to come live with him to help rear the children? She quits her job in order to be a stay-at-home caregiver and the brother's salary goes to support her as well as himself and his children. Why shouldn't these two siblings, who live together, share child-rearing responsibilities, are connected by bonds of love (though familial rather than romantic), and have a financial partnership, be permitted to "marry" and enjoy spousal healthcare benefits, tax advantages, and the other rights and responsibilities granted to traditional married couples? For that matter, why shouldn't ANY two people who wish to make that commitment to each -- whether connected by bonds of blood, deep friendship, or sexual love -- be permitted to do so?
Marriage = sex.
This is the result of losing your moral compass.
And they make fun of Mississippi.
Speechless...
What a bunch of sick freaks.
A little bit of inbreeding might raise the IQ at DU.
um wow - this is what happens. I don't even have any words for this...but we all saw it heading this direction, didn't we? It's only going to get worse so git yer boots on, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!!
WooooHooooo I can finally marry my dog by DUmmie reasoning.
so, which of the DUmmies will be the first to marry his/her 3 children, 2 uncles, father, dog and cat? what a bunch of sickos... /sigh
PJ -- do we have a DUFU candidate here?
Who are these evil Republicans to stand in the way of true love???
huh?
Almost all of the rights and responsibilities of marriage deal with children: the results of the sexual nature of the relationship.
It seems outrageous but this is the result of redifining marriage so that it is only about "benefits".
Quite frankly, if civil unions come into existence, they should be open to any multiple people who want to care for one another.
They shouldn't come into existence at all! But there isn't any rational reason to discriminate, not when you've eliminated all moral weight.
The same could be said of Georgia ( I'm a native )-- my wife works in a neighboring county, and there's a fair amount of cross-county insults that are traded among her staff:
Q. "What do you call a 6-year old virgin from Camden county?"
A. "A girl who can run faster than her brothers..."
[ ducking! ]
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LOL!!
Can you imagine the number of democrat votes a flock of sheep will bring to the polls?
Oh, wait, the sheep already vote for democrats without benefit of marriage. My bad .... I'll just go sit in my corner now.
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