| Okay, here's a shorter version (less verbiage, and the "painful" might cause problems) of my Gay Marriage Resolution. If you agree, or wish to see equality now, please consider introducing this to your caucus.
Gay Marriage Resolution, Draft #2
Whereas people all across the nation have been voting "yes" to painful discrimination when they vote against gay marriage,
Whereas painful discrimination is wrong and unjust, and ultimately unconstitutional
Whereas there should be a separation of church and state,
Whereas the church should be allowed to decide who they will marry,
Whereas marriage is an important concept and valued by many in the state of Minnesota
Whereas civil unions, if defined properly and used in the right manner, may help us to avoid a conflict between church and state while also simultaneously ending painful discrimination
Let it be resolved that the state of Minnesota recognize "civil unions", use that term when it refers to its residents in legal description instead of the term "marriage", and commence to consider marriage as equal to that of a civil union. No one entity shall be discriminated against as a result of being a part of a civil union.
"Civil union" shall be defined as a union between two individuals and shall commence upon consumation by ceremony as allowed by within the church or as consumated before a judge; or shall commence upon being a civil union that is of "habit and repute" and which has been in existence for seven years. |
