Now I'll defend Obama in a more specific way: In at least one area, he's doing exactly what he should be doing. That is to say, he is endorsing gay marriage.
(N.B.: I don't think a government should have any say at all in marriage. All couples should get the equivalent of a domestic partnership agreement and, if they want to marry in a church or wherever, let them. But marriage in a religious institution should not confer tax and other benefits married heterosexual couples currently enjoy.)
Now, some people wonder why he's mentioning such an issue--or LGBT equality when we're experiencing the worst economy we've had since the Great Depression. Well, if this isn't one of his reasons, it should be: Allowing same-sex marriages makes economic sense. Isn't that how he should be making most of his decisions?
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I am glad to hear you say "I don't think a government should have any say at all in marriage. All couples should get the equivalent of a domestic partnership agreement and, if they want to marry in a church or wherever, let them. But marriage in a religious institution should not confer tax and other benefits married heterosexual couples currently enjoy." I have been saying this for years. The only thing that I would change is that it should be called a civil union not a domestic partnership agreement and of course it should carry all of the rights, privileges and responsibilities that marriage currently carries.
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