[AdamSelene235]

So what exactly does government add to a marriage, beyond taxes?

Family law is designed to protect families, for the betterment of society. So we have laws regarding child support, divorce, bigamy, etc.

Yeah, right. Family law currently turns men into second class citizens the moment they are married and indentured servants the moment they have children (or if their wives have the child of another man).

Spare me the "betterment of society" crap. Modern family law is for the betterment of the divorce lawyers, the feminization of society via activist judges, and the enslavement of men.

[Aquinasfan]

Modern family law is for the betterment of the divorce lawyers, the feminization of society via activist judges, and the enslavement of men.

Whatever family law is in practice doesn't negate its legitimacy in principle, just as the existence of crooked cops doesn't negate the legitimacy of law enforcement in principle.

[FUMETTI]

The American people demand that marriage be defined between a man and a woman, thus a Constitutional Amendment is needed.

The majority culture (straight) deserves the define their society the way they want.

And there is no such thing as "gay marriage." It is a PARODY of marriage, just like two kids pretending to be husband and wife. It is only called marriage because gays know this is the ultimate intrusion of heterosexual tradition.

Do I like another intrusion of government? In this case, no. The same goes with the Patriot Act. I feel safer because of it and I have nothing to hide, so why worry?