Posted on 10/23/2009 1:01:12 PM PDT by thisisthetime
The U.S. government should abolish its sanctioning of marriage, argued Cass Sunstein, President Obama's regulatory czar.
Sunstein proposed that the concept of marriage should become privatized, with the state only granting civil union contracts to couples wishing to enter into an agreement.
Sunstein explained marriage licensing is unnecessary, pointing out people stay committed to organizations like country clubs and homeowner associations without any government interference.
"Under our proposal, the word marriage would no longer appear in any laws, and marriage licenses would no longer be offered or recognized by any level of government," wrote Sunstein and co-author Richard Thaler in their 2008 book, "Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth and happiness."
In the book – obtained and reviewed by WND – Sunstein explains his approach would ensure that "the only legal status states would confer on couples would be a civil union, which would be a domestic partnership agreement between any two people."
He proposed marriage not be recognized by the government. Marriages would instead be "strictly private matters, performed by religious and other private organizations," he wrote.
"Governments would not be asked to endorse any particular relationships by conferring on them the term marriage," added Sunstein.
Sunstein slammed current government recognition of marriage as "an official license scheme."
"When the state grants marriage it gives both maternal and symbolic benefits to the couples it recognizes. But why combine the two functions? And what is added by the term marriage?" he asked.
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“Either the state says marriage is between a man and a woman, or they say it’s up to religion and in that case polygamist sects, and the Church of What’s Happening Now, would be just as valid as any other.”
You make a valid point. I wouldn’t join one of those churches.
Post #17 you nailed it.
How about we abolish him instead?
I am married. Homos are nothing but turd burglars who are jealous that I am normal, and they want to tear down anything I do to try to make themselves feel better.
This dumass needs to go deer hunting with the boys, eat a big steak cooked over the campfire, have a few beers, and shut up and listen to what people really want and need out of life. If this is the best Harvard can come up with, they should just close the doors.
why does this not surprise and yet the masses in this country have no clue what is really going on.
We all know the so called media will never report on this or other perverted agendas so why the hell doesn’t the GOP do a news conference every day announcing what is going on???
Either split this country and let the left have their liberal utopia in the north east or get a new GOP , One which has some balls for a change and believes in a traditional family and upbringing, you know the one which made this country good and strong not the lefts agenda which is ruining this country
If there are no families, then children become the property of the state.
“If there are no families, then children become the property of the state.”
Yes, that’s what they want. The only thing Democrats want is power, absolute power forever. If there aren’t enough people in this country willing to protect the children from the government, then this country doesn’t deserve to exist.
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