[Archie Bunker on steroids]

I dont understand why these people who have been together longer than I have been married (17 years) cannot share the same benefits (and legal ties) that I share with my partner.

Thanks VL for helping society try to make a mockery of the sacred union of man and woman. Thanks for trying to define marriage as everything until it means nothing. If you're not from Vermont, you should be.

[Vermont Lt]

You cannot make a distinction between the legal state of marriage and the religious state. I think the biggest mistake the gay community has made is to call it "marraige." By definition, marraige is between a man, a woman and God. You will not get an argument from me on that.

What I am for is the legal definition of a contractual obligation between two people. Why shouldnt they be able to enter into the same state--from a legal perspective--to transfer property, AND be legally bound to each other until the contract is dissolved.

You guys will never win the legal fight,but you will never lose the moral/religous fight. So my point is why fight over this.