It's all about property - who gets what when one of the pair dies, which offspring inherit what and when. If there were no property issues, then Government wouldn't care (unless it is a religious State, in which they care about EVERYTHING).
Marriage is a legal contract regarding property, Snook - am I close? On Sun, Jun 8, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bill R wrote: >> My marriage to my Darling Wife isn't affected at all by theirs, > > I just want to know why government ever got involved in marriage in > the first place. We got along for thousands of years without government > meddling in marriages. I think that marriage is one of those rights > reserved to the people in the Ninth and Tenth Amendments. Demanding that > we ask government for a license to marry makes as much sense as demanding > that we apply for breathing licenses. > > Mitch. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain '90 300D (Rattled), '92 300D (Saber), ' '81 240D (Gramps), '97 Ply Grand Voyager (Vincent van-go) _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
