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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (131386)	3/12/2001 5:59:33 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

That is more or less the lines along which I think the problem will be solved, in fact. A pleasure to "reach across the aisle"......

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (131386)	3/12/2001 6:17:15 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

What matters is that people could legally form a household with another person and grant that person legal rights in inheritance and medical decisions that have been traditionally associated with marriage. Nadine, wouldn't it be a whole lot easier and less controversial to just get rid of inheritance taxes and give everybody a check-off on their drivers' licenses for medical decisions whether they're married or not? Why create a whole new category of marriage or household? Seems to me there are easy ways to manage the inequalities. Why make those two widows go through some process to form a household? Karen

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (131386)	3/12/2001 7:09:49 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

<<Many gay people, who feel strongly that they have a right to marry, will not be happy with this half-a-loaf of civil union, but I think most people in this county could get used to the idea. Particularly if you trot out some non-controversial examples, such as a pair of childless widows who've been best friends all their life, and want to look after each other in old age. >> That will require rethinking on some pension plans and Social Security but I can see where it could be done.