7 Reasons Why "Getting Government Out of the Marriage Business" Won't Work
Florida Family Policy Council ^ | 07/05/2015 | John Stenberger
Today we see more evidence that the libertarian ideas of abandoning marriage is still stupid and dangerous.
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Your are either free to do something....or the state license you to do something...if the state can show compelling reason to be involved in license
..But that reason should then logically both allow some and denied other.
When you see a so call "libertarian" wanting the state involved...its really lib wanting the state to impose something ....like gay marriage
None of the above applies if we get government out of marriage. No government authorization, recording or regulation. None. Or we did NOT get government out of marriage.
Let the Church record the marriage. Stop right there.
Given that 40% plus of kids are born out of wedlock, ya gotta wonder if this debate is seeking to slam the door shut after the horse had run out.
Put plainly, people aren’t marrying publicly, privately or in any sense of the word.
“... Sen. Rand Paul’s pitch to end state-recognized marriage and replace domestic arrangements with ordinary contracts.”
Ha... the feminists will let this idea come to pass. They fought too hard to make marriage a temporary, disposable thing to see it become an enforceable legal contract again.
Excellent analysis, and what I’ve been saying all along.
Thanks for the OP!