History question

[vicarz]

Has this country ever actually taken to time to create laws to deny rights to people? I always thought that racism rather than being codified by law was simply covered by determining that it didn't apply to certain people. I'm amazed at how many legislatures are actively creating anti-gay-rights drafts right now, and of course dubya. I'm more thrilled that these leaders will probably be rewarded by the American public who also is anti-gay rights, marriage, and the whole 9 yards. Again, if you don't like gay marriage don't marry a gay?

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Re: What about...

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The only real legal purpose I see in marriage is in establishing guardianship of and responsibility for children. Granted, that whole issue is a quagmire anyway, but it is convenient to have some sort of automatic designation of who is responsible for minor members of a family.

The other issue is similar, inasmuch as it has to do with establishing a kinship relationship between unrelated people. There are an awful lot of things in our society that are specific to families or next-of-kin, and adoption and marriage are the only ways we've got to include someone by default into a family.

Maybe that's the solution. Gays should ADOPT their partners...