And We Vote!

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[01:57] Paula: okay, you know how a while ago you said you thought the government shouldn't issue marriages
[01:57] Paula: only civil unions
[01:57] Paula: would the governemtn uphold civil unions they way they uphold other contracts?
[01:58] Paula: or would a civil union dissolve as easily as a marriage contract is dissolved?
[01:58] Joss Fritz: hmm
[01:58] Joss Fritz: a good question
[01:58] Paula: man, it is soooo annoying when people say "gay people aren't allowed to marry"
[01:58] Paula: 'cause they ARE
[01:58] Paula: they aren't being excluded because they are gay
[01:58] Paula: jeez
[01:59] Paula: they can enter a marriage so long as they fulfill the current legal requirements of a marriage
[01:59] Joss Fritz: well
[01:59] Paula: but you know this, but I need to gripe
[01:59] Joss Fritz: [01:57] Paula: would the governemtn uphold civil unions they way they uphold other contracts?
[01:58] Paula: or would a civil union dissolve as easily as a marriage contract is dissolved?
[02:00] Paula: it would be good if the government upheld civil unions the way it upheld other contracts
[02:00] Paula: well?
[02:00] Joss Fritz: i'm not sure of the difference between the "the way they uphold other contracts" and how that's different from how they uphold marriage...except there's No-Fault and "moral" reasons and such
[02:01] Paula: "other contracts"...i mean business contracts
[02:01] Joss Fritz: and i'm not sure how that "the way they uphold other contracts" would be different with civil unions
[02:01] Joss Fritz: yeah
[02:01] Joss Fritz: i really don't know
[02:01] Paula: like, you know, for example, between a service provider and a consumer
[02:01] Joss Fritz: did you argue with someone jsut now about it?
[02:01] Paula: like how they can sue each other for not providing what was outlined in the contract
[02:01] Paula: or not following it
[02:01] Joss Fritz: yeah
[02:01] Joss Fritz: so...in that case
[02:01] Paula: they should be able to do that with marriage
[02:02] Joss Fritz: to get out of a civil union, someone would have to prove something more than "i'm finding myself" or "i'm unhappy"
[02:02] Joss Fritz: ?
[02:02] Joss Fritz: if the government were treating it as the same as other contracts?
[02:02] Paula: yeah, I'm thinking now, and I'm guessing for that to happen, people would have to draw up extensive contracts
[02:03] Joss Fritz: yeah
[02:03] Paula: very specific things they are expectnig from your partner
[02:03] Joss Fritz: but people are stupid
[02:03] Paula: they should
[02:03] Paula: people should do that
[02:03] Paula: that would make them think twice about shit
[02:03] Joss Fritz: i wonder how many people would alksjf;lasdfjkads
[02:03] Joss Fritz: that too
[02:03] Joss Fritz: would fill their own civil union contract with bs like "love MEEEEEEEEE"
[02:03] Paula: it would also clear up lots of sdkjfowiuoiuwera
[02:03] Joss Fritz: "long tiiiiiiiiiiime"
[02:04] Joss Fritz: "so hoooooooooooneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
[02:04] Paula: well, people aren't very business minded, so I wouldn't doubt it
[02:04] Paula: jeoawueroiweuroiwjera
[02:04] Paula: I would be very specific
[02:04] Joss Fritz: in which case, the situation would be the same as now
[02:04] Paula: what do you mean
[02:04] Paula: OH yeah
[02:04] Joss Fritz: well the "dumbasses getting divorced all the time" situation
[02:05] Paula: yeah yea
[02:05] Paula: yeah, people are so dumb
[02:05] Joss Fritz: but the gay thing would be solved
[02:05] Paula: definitely
[02:05] Joss Fritz: OR
[02:05] Joss Fritz: OR OR OR
[02:05] Joss Fritz: OMG THIS WOULD BE GREAT
[02:05] Paula: lol
[02:05] Paula: OR?Q!
[02:05] Joss Fritz: the government could make up its own general civil union contract
[02:05] Joss Fritz: AND YOU COULD GET A GOVERNMENT STAMP
[02:05] Paula: what wouldsldkjfoiwuer
[02:06] Paula: SDKFJOWEUROWEIRUA
[02:06] Joss Fritz: that'd be so easy, wouldn't it?
[02:06] Paula: damn, that would be great
[02:06] Joss Fritz: City O God....soon as we elect people who caaaaaaare
[02:06] Joss Fritz: who care long time
[02:06] Paula: sdfkwerjwerwueyr
[02:06] Paula: me soooo caring
[02:06] Joss Fritz: ONLY five dollah for government civil union contract
[02:07] Paula: KSJFOIWUEWER
[02:07] Paula: LOL