[GovernmentShrinker]

Get government out of marriage. Totally out. Free citizens of a free country should be able to make their own family arrangements without government interference. Just think, all those cohabiting senior citizens who might like to get married but can't afford to since the government would cut their social security benefits, would be free to march down to their local church and get married.

[Coleus]

The problem with this is that we were made to reproduce and we can't if governments and societies allow this.

Also, you will have to take into account the extra financial ramifications in running a business, life insurance and government now with extra spousal increases in health insurance, benefits, survivor benefits with life insurance and with survivor benefits with Social Security.

[TightSqueeze]

Just think, all those cohabiting senior citizens...

Does this behavior fall under the current sodomy laws? If so, jail them geezers, if only for their own good of course.

Your (prying) Neighbor.

[Thoro]

Get government out of marriage. Totally out. Free citizens of a free country should be able to make their own family arrangements without government interference. Just think, all those cohabiting senior citizens who might like to get married but can't afford to since the government would cut their social security benefits, would be free to march down to their local church and get married.

It's been my opinion that government is involved because marriage is supposed to create more taxpayers.

[John O]

Government exists to provide for the betterment of life for all it's citizens. On prerequisite of a better life is a better next generation. Children as best raised in a home where their father and mother are married to each other. Government encourages the production of the next generation of citizens by protecting the marriage contract.