This kind of made me tear up a little bit with happy. Which isnt a normal reaction I have to Stephan Kinsella. Just kidding, Stephan :) Honestly, this is a fantastic piece on the libertarian case of gay marriage. I love it and I appreciate it when libertarians speak out on issues like this which should no longer be divisive in 2014. But for now, the state monopolizes the laws and regulations governing co-ownership, child-guardianship and custody issues, medical and death-related decisions and visitation, and the like. And it insists on pigeon-holing the relationships that it will give full contractual effect to in the “marriage” category (which means only that the state uses the word “marriage” in the caption of the statutes giving effect to the consensual arrangements of individuals). So be it. If the state is going to monopolize the legal and court system, if it is going to insist on labeling as “marriage” any relationship whose contractual incidents it will deign to recognize legally, then of course it has no right to deny this to gay couples who wish to have the civil aspects of their relationship legally recognized.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:40:49 +0000
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