On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Daniel C. <dcrooks...@gmail.com> wrote: > They already have the strictly legal options of powers of attorney and > all of that. It's not a power of attorney that they want - it's the > label of "marriage" that they want.
Not completely accurate. There are some legal rights and privileges that are still prevented even through things like Power of Attorney. The biggest example currently is that of United States vs. Edith Windsor. Current case in the Supreme Court against DOMA. This couple had power of attorney, and lots of other legal mumbo jumbo, but the Federal Estate Tax still discriminated against them. But you are mostly right, there are many states that grant equivalent rights under a new name (brand). Hence the brand withholding is the largest part of the discrimination. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
