[cryptical]

However, if the legal definition of marriage was removed, and anything goes, it will effect everyone.

Some folks probably thought that about anti-miscegenation laws, and it looks like that's working out just fine.

Seriously, there are a number of companies that offer insurance for "domestic partners", and it hasn't affected benefits for traditional married couples that I can tell so I'll go out on a limb and venture a guess that insurance would be a non-issue if gay marriage was recognized by the government.

[Beagle8U]

What started this debate wasn't domestic partners, or even gay marriage. Another poster had recommended totally removing any definition of marriage at all, just let any church determine what it is.

That is what I said would effect everyone.

I don't agree with many Libertarian positions on the issues, many I do. I don't want to argue them now.

There are major issues at hand right now that I think we do agree on, property rights!

The nominee for Secretary of Treasury (Paulson) is a big time property rights grabber, and if he is confirmed it could effect lots of thing people never dreamed of.

There is an active thread on FreeRepublic now about him and I would think anyone concerned with property rights should take time to read it.