Quote Originally Posted by voxelectronica View Post
"Marriage is an archaic form of government repression and should be removed from table for everyone. The government is not needed to enforce rites."
I have to disagree with at least some of this. True, the government does not enforce rites, and in fact, you can be married simply by signing a license, without undergoing any ritualistic ceremony whatsoever.

But in order to establish legal boundaries, so that one spouse (partner) can make important decisions for the other spouse during times of emergency, and also to provide legitimate means of inheritence, some form of recognition of the union is required. I suppose that some of this can be accomplished through some form of legal documentation, but until the federal government recognizes such partnerships as valid for tax purposes, for example, the idea of marriage or life-partnership or whatever you like to call it, is required.