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9. Marriage should only be covered under contract law

Fri Mar 20, 2015, 04:29 PM

Mar 2015

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As long as there are no other restrictions as to whom can enter into a contract (age, usually) there should be no discrepancy as to who can enter into marriage (which is nothing but a state sanctioned contract status).

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Alabama to stop using marriage licenses altogether. [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 OP

I am all for it. The State should never have been involved in marriage at all. nt kelly1mm Mar 2015 #1

Stupid LynnTTT Mar 2015 #2

I agree. Sounds too much like hiding to me. Some states are hoping if they make it quiet enough liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #5

Don't see the problem whatthehey Mar 2015 #11

What? Hide the issue from the LGBTQ community and its activists? Don't think so. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #20

No. To me it seems like the state is trying to hide same sex marriage from those who oppose it so liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #36

Very good point. They launched a heat-seeking missile.... Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #39

Government does not owe you a ceremony. former9thward Mar 2015 #31

I am so tired of people telling people how they are or are not allowed to get married. liberal_at_heart Mar 2015 #35

Courthouses do not exist for ceremonies. former9thward Mar 2015 #37

Getting a license is separate from actually getting married. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #15

You want to maintain an entire government bureaucracy so you can have a ceremony? TampaAnimusVortex May 2015 #40

Oklahoma doesn't do it yet OKNancy Mar 2015 #3

Good for her. Dudeism is, you know, the way of the future, man. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2015 #12

So many times TlalocW Mar 2015 #17

Judges can marry atheists. OKNancy Mar 2015 #23

Unitarian ministers have always married atheists. nt Nay Mar 2015 #28

Remember Utah? Cal Carpenter Mar 2015 #34

Oh, that is funny. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #18

Guess there isn't a limit on how far extremism can go. Just cut off their noses to spite their Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #4

fine with me. As long as there is no discrimination against gay people. closeupready Mar 2015 #6

The issue with it is that the intention is clear el_bryanto Mar 2015 #7

Yeah, Ala. is going to run head long into that legal marriage definition. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #19

YEEHAW! Now everybody can just go ahead and shack up with their cousin. 11 Bravo Mar 2015 #8

As the old punchline goes... whatthehey Mar 2015 #14

They always could... I'm not sure why a "license" is needed for that. TampaAnimusVortex May 2015 #41

Marriage should only be covered under contract law NightWatcher Mar 2015 #9

Actually not. Ms. Toad Mar 2015 #16

It's insane... TampaAnimusVortex May 2015 #42

On paper, it sounds good and sensible. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2015 #10

It doesn't discriminate, and it doesn't block any legal marriage. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #13

How does one present their marriage license in another state if they move? NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #21

Why would one present their marriage license in another state? dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #25

Name change for a drivers license. NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #26

I kept my name. Drives the conservatives nutz. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #32

What some activists suggested years ago: The states get out of the marriage biz. Eleanors38 Mar 2015 #22

This type of system would be great for filing for divorce. Sign a mutual consent form, Zorra Mar 2015 #24

This is like some places overseas--you go and "register" your marriage--anything beyond that, MADem Mar 2015 #27

Marriage will be handedl by churches. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #29

According to Religon news, "The bill would require court clerks to issue certificates of marriage Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #30

I think this is a good move. The real purpose of a marriage license is so that there is a record. jwirr Mar 2015 #33

Straight people would rather take their ball and go home then let us in their "institution." DemocraticWing Mar 2015 #38