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On Friday,a writer at Daily Kos known as Trapper John, did an article on the bigotry of a same-sex amendment which passed in Michigan back in 2004.But that was not the point of the article, this was:
The Wages of Bigotry
by Trapper John
Fri Feb 02, 2007 at 01:10:07 PM PST
Actions have consequences, though, and the people of Michigan are about to realize that their 2004 vote to prohibit same-sex marriage did, in fact, relegate an entire class of citizens to permanent second-class status. Because the Michigan Court of Appeals held today that the gay marriage ban also bans same-sex domestic partner benefits.
"The marriage amendment's plain language prohibits public employers from recognizing same-sex unions for any purpose," the court wrote.
A constitutional amendment passed by Michigan voters in November 2004 made the union between a man and a woman the only agreement recognized as a marriage "or similar union for any purpose." Those six words led to the court fight over benefits for gay couples. Gay couples and others had argued that the public intended to ban gay marriage but not block benefits for unmarried opposite sex or same-sex domestic partners.
The appeals court agreed with the Michigan attorney general, Republican Mike Cox, who said in a March 2005 opinion that same-sex benefits are not allowed in a state that does not recognize same-sex unions. The Article
It is an article that I would think that you should read.
My thinking is, What's the big deal? I think that it makes alot of sense that if you are banning same-sex unions then the same-sex benefits should be dis-allowed also.
At this same time, heterosexuals who are not married should not be receiving the benefits either. Living with a boyfriend or a girlfriend does not make you a union.
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