Marriage should be between 2 people - the ones getting married. WHY do you need Uncle Sam to be a 3rd party? WHY do you crave government involvement in, and regulation of, your lives?

You people demand liberty and freedom one day, then the next you complain that Big Brother isnt isnt paying you enough attention.

Tax breaks? Insurance breaks? Hospital visits? These are not inalienable human rights, these are all priviledges, to be granted or not granted by the collectors, the insurers, and the hospital staff.

Want to keep your own damned money? Stop dancing around with the IRS on their terms, and demand (and fight for) across-the-board tax CUTS.

Want a better deal from an insurance company? Negotiate a better deal - or dont. They dont OWE you anything. This is the nature of contractual agreements, otherwise you wouldn't need a contract - you could just demand benefits using threat of police violence.

Want to visit your loved one in the hospital when they're in a coma (how often does this even happen, really?!)? One, show me a hospital that wont let you in if you can prove you live at the same address in that case. Two, a hospital does not owe you anything. They are free-willed citizens operating a private business on private property. Try ASKING NICELY, and I bet you get in!

People, this is just a political diversion. You walked into an election-year trap designed to reduce the time, energy, money, and press coverage that might otherwise go to real issues like the economy, Iraq, Afghanistan (anyone remember THAT crime?), the pending oil shortage, the War on (Some) Drugs, Cheney's Haliburton profits, WHITE HOUSE COMPLICITY IN 9-FUCKING-11..

You're just swallowing the same old bait, same as you do every 4 years. The conservative Powers That Be play you all like a fucking violin orchestra every single time.

And you're all too wound up and angsty and ready to fight *any* fight, to see it.