No On Prop 8 – Why Domestic Partnerships Are Not Good Enough.
By letter of the law, a “Civil Union” provides the same rights and benefits as marriage does. This is one of the arguments used to sway voters in California to vote yes on Proposition 8, the measure that will Constitutionally bar gays and lesbians from using the term “Married” to describe their legal union. It sounds like a good argument, but it is flawed. This exposes the flaws in the two tiered concept of the Civil Union or Domestic Partnership versus actual marriage. Here is an example of the inequalities inherent in California’s Domestic Partnership law hurting a heterosexual:
Consider the ruling two weeks ago ordering an Orange County man to continue paying alimony to his ex-wife, even though she is now in a registered domestic partnership with another woman. This session, the Legislature is considering three bills to resolve other gaps, ambiguities and inequities — and that’s not unusual. We have needed multiple pieces of legal patchwork every year since 2001, when domestic partnerships went into effect.
There are many examples of how this “separate but equal” policy simply fails to ensure equality. But the law isn’t the only think that matters here – it’s the heart.
I was going to write in Paris Hilton for President, but now I have someone who is actually worthy.
On Tuesday, I am going to write in San Diego Mayor Gerald Sanders for President.
Politics / Law Stuff | Sonicfrog November 2, 2008 | 
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