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Reframing The Issue Of Gay Marriage

Submitted by americanmale on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 03:05
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In my opinion, there is only one solution to the gay marriage issue...and that is to remove both the Married Filing Jointly, and Married Filing Separately boxes off of IRS Form 1040.

This immediately removes marriage from the national stage and puts it back into the church where it belongs. Let the issue be argued at the church level.....where discrimination is not an argumentative factor.

Second, this action falls right in line with the republican centerpiece of taxes. The removal of Marriage from the 1040 can be seen as a simplification of the tax code. Head Of Household and Single filing statuses can suffice just fine. Again, the goal being to remove marriage from the national stage. States who have income taxes will follow suit.

Third, by removing the marriage debate from the national stage, it removes it as an extremely visible point of contention. If a particular party is seen as denying anyone of anything, then they are perceived as the evil oppressors. The GOP needs to shed that image with regards to the gay marriage debate. The GOP can't afford being seen as a dictatorial entity. In essence, GOP shouldn't eliminate the opponent in the battle. Rather, it should eliminate the battle itself.

Just some rambling thoughts at 3:00 am.

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I agree

Submitted by jayx588 on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 04:57.

the government should not be in the business of religion; that should remain with the churches.

But we know this won't happen for one very big reason: Socons love the issue of gay marriage; it gets bigots to the polls. Look at 2004. If it wasn't for gay marraige amendments in Ohio and a plethora of other states, all those christians wouldn't have been out in force volunteering for Bush and the other Republicans.

More then just the 1040

Submitted by Keith_Indy on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 08:03.

I would agree, but would like to point out, it's more then just the 1040.  There's a whole host of government benefits which would have to be reworked.

I'm Game

Submitted by alexinoki on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 11:10.

And while this isn't as simple as written out here it would definitely be a step in the right direction.