Well the problem is that the government can't keep it's greedy little paws out of anything, and much that could be good is turned sour. An agreement between people to share time together should not need the endorsement of a government agency and in fact does not, so what is being argued for is the host of "priveledges" that the government grants to certain kinds of married couples but denies to others. This is an obivous limitation of freedoms, do it our way or you will have less rights granted to you than other people. It's bullshit, but we have a long history of that. It just gets discouraging when an issue that is an obvious human rights issue comes this close to the surface only to be struck down. We learn nothing, we don't grow as a society. The filthiest and vilest from amoung us feel vindicated and we now hear things out in the open about "fuckin' faggits thought they were gonna git their way" and the stupid and the grotesque rise to the top, just like the haters of blacks did at one time. Haters of anyone are always wrong and they always get demolished eventually, but we just can't get beyond the point where we have to tear our society apart first before good can conquer. THAT'S because stupidity is so strong, and well funded. Nevertheless, the hypo-christians and the faggot haters will fall eventually, hopefully because the rest of the world will lead the way. We are going to lose more than our money through this administration, we are going to lose whatever good name we once had.