<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;">Ah, except that by changing one's taxation status or dragging personal/real property into common law, you've now turned marriage into a political/economic issue, not a social one.<br><br>There are laws imposed on us if I call you my business partner. However, there are no laws governing if I call you my friend. The former relationship can be affected by legislation. The latter cannot.<br><br><br>Solomon<br><br>--- On <b>Tue, 11/4/08, Charles Wyble <i><charles@thewybles.com></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;">From: Charles Wyble <charles@thewybles.com><br>Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] [OT] Go vote, get freebies!<br>To: "SGVLUG Discussion List." <sgvlug@sgvlug.net><br>Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 1:45 PM<br><br><pre>John E. Kreznar wrote:<br>>
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>> Hash: SHA1<br>><br>><br>> <br>><br>> Example: Marriage is naturally a peaceful act done on the authority of<br>> consenting adults. But by voting on Proposition 8, a person<br>> implicitly delegates that authority to the voters. (By playing the<br>> game, the person agrees to abide by the outcome.) No freebies can<br>> compensate this loss of authority.<br>><br>> <br><br>Ah ok. Well that makes a lot more sense! :)<br></pre></blockquote></td></tr></table><br>