Ahh, wouldn’t governor mcgoofey be proud. Seriously, I think this is wrong. Not the fact that we now have “civil unions”, but why is the gooferment involved in marriage at all!
Rooted in the deep south, in a desire to keep black men from marrying white women, it has morphed into yet another gooferment intrusion.
Marriage is whatever a group of people believe it is and define it for their own purposes. Be it a life long vow blessed by God never to be broken, a financial contract with force backing it up, or musical beds by Hollywood “stars”. Why is it the government’s business? I have no right to stick my nose in your business. Nor you into mine. Unless I want your approval, support, and solidarity, then you and I can come to an agreement about what are the terms of our mutual understanding. If the Church wants to set standards for their membership that’s their prerogative. If the VFW does it, that’s theirs. Why have we allowed the gooferment into this facet of our life?
The thing I object to is being forced to pay for stuff I don’t agree with. And, the list of things that I am forced to pay for by armed thugs in Washington DC, Trenton, New Brunswick, South Brunswick Township, Ocean County, Seaside Heights, and just about most places I pass thru is astoundingly long.
I remember going to the Mafia controlled areas of Little Italy in downtown sync in my younger days. It was safe and clean. The “police” were very polite. But there was no doubt that you were on their “turf”.
At least they didn’t shake me down like the gooferment today does.
So, bottom line, if the gooferment has to use force, then it is probably not a good idea. Because if it was, no force would be required.
Tell me again why we have “government marriage”, “civil unions”, or any such gooferment intrusion into our lives? Could it all be about control, tracking, and revenue collection?
Reinke Faces Life 