I found this PDF when doing research on marriages and civil unions.
Initially, I thought civil unions might not be such a horrible idea, but I had erroneously thought that one received equal treatment under the law with them. Oh, how wrong I was!
Comparison of marriage to a civil union.
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Comparison of marriage to a civil union.
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Thank you very much. I was in support of Civil Unions until I read this, that file reeks too much of Segregation to make my punk mulatto ass very comfortable...
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SCOTUS has already decided that Seperate But Equal is unconstitutional. Civil Unions will be tossed out because heterosexuals will be denied civil unions while homosexuals are denied mariage.
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The question is, is anyone gonna start a suit based on that?Alyeska wrote:SCOTUS has already decided that Seperate But Equal is unconstitutional. Civil Unions will be tossed out because heterosexuals will be denied civil unions while homosexuals are denied mariage.
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Re: Comparison of marriage to a civil union.
Really depends on the country.Alferd Packer wrote:I found this PDF when doing research on marriages and civil unions.
Initially, I thought civil unions might not be such a horrible idea, but I had erroneously thought that one received equal treatment under the law with them. Oh, how wrong I was!
In Canada, they have one system for tax while the provinces (which handles marriages and certain other legal issues) are all over the map.
For tax, they've made it very simple - legally married, common law (1 year together in same household), and same sex couples are all called "spouse", no ands/ifs/buts. All the plus and minus are identical.