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As a statutory creation civil unions under the law will recieve very narrow interpritation. Unlike the Marriage which existed under common law, any item which exists as a statory creature has to have very finite boundaries.

This happened in the 11th circuit court of appeals when the Feds upheld the FL ban on homosexuals adopting children. The homosexuals challenging the law could only rise to the lowest test for upholding the law. This was their last challenge after being beaten back twice in the FL SC.

Plus, if the civil union is adopted it will have to open to normal couples who just live together. Before the civil unions may have been marriage without the "m" word, but thanks to the arrogance of the Mass Judge, she judicially declared civil unions second class status to marriage.

This also becomes a litmus test for future politicians. Civil unions can be abolished in a blink. Many states have said they do not recognize common law marriages entered into after a certain date.

First Marriage is one man one woman, then kick GLSEN out of the Mass public schools, then work on minimizing and then abolishing civil unions.