[GovernmentShrinker]

We should draw the line at the government putting official endorsement stamps on any kind of personal sexual and family-forming choices.

As for state laws, that's a big problem under the current system. Many people who get married have only the vaguest clue about what those laws are, or only know what they are in the state they're living in. Trouble is, the laws re inheritance and property division upon divorce vary tremendously between states, and when people move from one state to another the terms of their "contract" change automatically without their knowledge or approval. Anyone who wants any legal standing for any kind of relationship, marriage, business, or anything else, should get a contract drafted to reflect their agreement and sign it. That can take care of inheritance, property division in the event of dissolution of the partnership (just like any business partnership), powers of attorney, medical decisions, decisions regarding children, etc.

[Diamond]

We should draw the line at the government putting official endorsement stamps on any kind of personal sexual and family-forming choices.

While I'm all for shrinking government as much as practicable, your proposition above is not at all as neutral as it sounds because it still puts the imprimatur of the state (and the consequent use of lethal force against anyone who deviates from that Official Approval of ANY KIND OF PERSONAL SEXUAL AND FAMILY-FORMING CHOICES) upon personal sexual and family forming choices.

Cordially,