Being that the United States is a country that constitutionally affords equal rights to all citizens, and certain benefits come along with being “married,” the right to those benefits should not be denied anyone.
Agreed. The problem is that we have offered these benfits to those who are “married” (a quasi-religious term (as in the sacrament), although defining it as such is against the first amendment). The benefits should be offered to any two individuals of consenting age and ability who choose to merge their finances and lives, AKA a civil union.
To CM: I am in general against offering benefits to single mothers who had their children out of “wedlock” (or Civil Union). We should not be incentivizing mothers to have children outside of a stable family structure.