To: Protagoras
"They provide nothing, they remove the choice you refer to above."
I am not sure I understand this statement. My employer does provide bennies for same sex partners, yet my state has made same sex "marriage" illegal, my state requires a man to marry a woman.
There is no "right" to have health insurance. It is a benefit that becomes part of compensation to attract employees. Any employer is free to offer employment without that benefit. Any employee can chose to accept the employment or to not accept it.
The SS point is a good one, but SS in and of itself is flawed and should not be the basis for their argument. I think the rest of any potential benefit to marriage can be taken care of in the private sector.
32 posted on
02/20/2004 12:30:31 PM PST by
CSM
(My Senator is so stupid he'd have to get naked to count to 21 and my Governor wouldn't be able to!)
To: CSM
I have mentioned law suits several times, I guess you just want to ignore it. Oh well.
I'll try one more time, discrimination against certain married couples would be the basis. And it would certainly work.
33 posted on
02/20/2004 12:43:05 PM PST by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: CSM
Any employer is free to offer employment without that benefit. They will make the case that it has to be offered to all or none.
34 posted on
02/20/2004 12:44:36 PM PST by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: CSM
You forget immigration law. A US citizen can bring over a fiance with impunity a spouce with certainty.
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