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Posted 4 Days Ago by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father
Plus, our government has more layers than an onion, and most of the layers don't know what the other layers are doing.  . And then there's the government secrecy issue.
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Posted 4 Days Ago by Hypatia (Keeping It Under 30)
Indeed. We have so many overlapping jurisdictions in the US that it must seem quite confusing for people from other countries.
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Posted 4 Days Ago by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father
I hear that India has some overlapping jurisdictions. 
One thing that concerns me is that gay marriage is allowed in about five states in the U.S. Are gay couples pretty much forced to stay in those states in order to keep what they have? 
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Posted 4 Days Ago by Count Zero
My personal take on the whole gay marriage rights things is this. I think it all started probably because some business owners didn't want to have add same sex partners to their employee benefits package and recruited the religious zealots to fight the battle for them. "Let's not emphasize the monetary aspects of this, rather let's let a bunch of bible thumpers shout about how gay marriage threatens "traditional marriage." Whatever that means.
But yea, basically if gay or lesbian couple are legally married in a certain state, their rights aren't recognized in others. This can be quite sad in the case of a partner not being treated as a relative or dependent when the other is hospitalized or even dying.
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Posted 4 Days Ago by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father
Massachusetts has world-class medical facilities, so having one partner in an out-of-state hospital doesn't seem all that likely, though it's possible.
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Posted 4 Days Ago by  Pit ( carpe diem - stay in bed )
OK, so one more reason for you to envy us Krauts - "Federal law is above lower law" - no senile wighead here can be talked into telling you what to do and what not.
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father
With such advantages, I wonder why my grandmother's ancestors left Germany to come to the U.S.
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Pit ( carpe diem - stay in bed )
"Land of the Free", Paul - back then, America promised to offer freedom of thought. Something seems to have gone horribly wrong.
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father
I think the thought wells have run dry.
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Montana Redhead (is hitting the job market hard)
Uh, CZ? the 'whole gay marriage thing' started because gays and lesbians would like, very much, to be able to get married. It's for all the same reasons that straight people like to get married. it isn't about businessesÉit's about making a statement to the world that you want to be with this person for the rest of your life (blah blah blahÉjust like straight people).
Just saying.
Okay, sorry. That just set me off.
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Titania & Ripley, the unau adolescent
Uh, MR? I think CZ wasn't describing his own views on gay marriage, but those of employers keen on keeping their costs down.
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Montana Redhead (is hitting the job market hard)
oh, sorry. For some reason, I thought they were his. My bad.
That goes to show that one should not always multitask...
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Posted 3 Days Ago by Count Zero
Yea, I'm totally for it.
In the words of Kinky Friedman, "I believe they have a right to be as miserable as the rest of us."
By the way, check out this kid.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/...ear-old-wont-pledge-a_n_355709.html
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Posted 2 Days Ago by Hypatia (Keeping It Under 30)
That kid is more mature and answers questions better than his adult detractors.
So, is Kinky going to make another stab at politics?
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Posted 2 Days Ago by Paul H . If you think I look old, you should see my father
Judging from his web site, he is running for governor of Texas in 2010.
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