Quote Originally Posted by Rucker61 View Post
Government can be the answer. Blacks wouldn't have civil rights, especially in the South, if the Feds hadn't gotten involved. That's also the same government that gave women equal rights and established guidelines to limit the ability of private companies to poison our environment.

I wish it was as simple as telling the government that they don't have the ability to allow gay marriage, but too many partner benefits require the force of law.
Everything you mentioned there were movements that were started by individuals or groups of people. Maybe the government codified those beliefs into law, but it wasn't their original idea to begin the movement.

What benefits require marriage? I really don't know the answer to this. But taxes shouldn't be one. That's a whole other discussion.