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To: TimF who wrote (224904)	3/19/2005 12:51:42 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571806

Political - "Civil Union" doesn't use the word "marriage" and thus is slightly less offensive to some. Legal - If it just becomes a marriage then presumably all the state and federal laws will apply in exactly the same way. If it is a civil union under a new law than the rights and responsibilities are spelt out under that new law. Thanks. The political issue is immaterial to me. As for the legal issue, it seems you've got two things, because the states would probably make the civil union law, and they can each decide exactly what a civil union implies and how (if at all) it differs from a traditional marriage in the eyes of the law. This seems fine to me. But you'd also need a federal civil union law, right, because their are federal laws (primarily relating to taxes) about marriage as well. In conclusion, I don't still really understand how someone can support civil unions between gays but not marriages.