Applying logic to marriage

Jun 26, 2015

In November 2004, I voted against Ohio's ban on same-sex marriage because I do not care who or what anyone "marries."

A human should be permitted to marry another human, a wheel barrel, a baseball, a blue spruce, or a smartphone. Those actions won't harm me.

Nobody should receive a tax break for marrying anyone or anything. Tax breaks for home ownership, kids, new windows, etc. also should not exist, but that's another story.

I never understood why we had to obtain a "license" from the goobermint to get married. Why is marriage the government's business?

I'm guessing that some antiquated reason exists for the government being involved in marriage. If so, then it should have vanished long ago.

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June 26, 2015 HN thread with 531 comments as of 1:17 p.m.