Corzine Enters Dispute With United Parcel Service Over Who Is a Legal Spouse
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NYT: Gov. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey sent a letter on Friday urging United Parcel Service to provide the same benefits for civil union partners as it does for married couples, intervening for the first time in the question of whether companies are appropriately following the states mandate for equal treatment of same-sex couples.
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Dammit! I thought this was going to be about......journeyman NBA center Dave Corzine! -
This should clearly demonstrate to legislators and presidential candidates who think "Civil Unions" are so wonderful -- they are not. They create confusion and leave people uninsured among other things. While the Governor of NJ in this case stepped in and was surprisingly successful, other people with other employers and in other states with "Civil Unions" will no be so fortunate. What about when they try to relocate their "Civil Unions" beyond state lines?
If Civil Unions are so great, then why not offer them to ALL heterosexual couples, in lieu of civil marriage. This way everyone gets the same thing. Then, those who wish a religious ceremony of some sort can go get it, much like is done in France.
This system has been in place and worked very effectively in France for a very long time. While France is widely considered to be a Roman Catholic country, they are officially a secular state. Therefore, they do not recognize religious marriages on their own. Basically, the way it is done, is that everyone has their "civil marriage" in the mayor's office, then the wedding party, in gowns and all, runs down the street to the church for the the religious ceremony of their choosing (IF they choose at all!). Let us also remember that we are ruled in this country by the Constitution, and the 14th Amendment reads in part: "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." This includes homosexuals, they are "persons" after all.
As long as we are talking about the Constitution, despite what the "Defense of Marriage Act" may say, and what the various states have passed in their laws or amendments defining marriage as "one man and one woman," I believe they have overlooked Article IV, Section 1 of The Constitution which says: "Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof."
This is specifically intended to refer to things like marriage licenses, birth certificates, in modern times, drivers licenses, and so forth.
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