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Wednesday, February 18, 2004 O'Reilly Says "Anarchy!" In California    Anarchy? Pfft. Get real. Though in fact anarchy is precisely what we probably need here, we need the State out of marriage.    Why just look at 'em, they're happier than pigs in slop (and maybe not a whole lot prettier).   The conservatives are shrieking, "One man and one woman!!" Come on, look at these two again, isn't this close enough?     They say marriage is an economic institution. Fine then, what's the problem? If these two turn out to hate each other in seven years like 50+% of married heterosexual uprights, then let the courts figure out the division of property. That'll teach these two to be more careful next time about what they ask for.      Gays are shrieking, "If her employer offers medical benefits then I want to be insured as her legal spouse." Look, companies should stop insuring legal spouses, period. They're not legally required to anyway. If you work for the company, great, you're eligible for insurance, but not your spouse(s), or maybe even your kids for that matter. For Christ sake, it seems anymore people are getting jobs just so they can get insured, not because they want to work, or because they're any good at actually doing the work. Besides, the way this country is going, all uprights will be policy holders of public national insurance before long anyhow, and this so-called marital benefit will be moot; neither you nor your spouse(s) will even have to be employed to get health insurance.     So what really is the State's beef with gay marriage anyway? Or polygamy or any other consensual union for that matter? Heterosexual marriage sure as hell ain't the unshakable stanchion of society as some conservatives want to believe it is, not at a 50+% failure rate ( > 70% in the western US).     O'Reilly wants the mayor of SF arrested because -- ooh, are you ready for this -- he broke the law. Pfft, who cares? The law -- this law -- is an ass. 4:40:57 PM    Comments disabled © Copyright 2008 Rufus. Nonsense, distribute widely and freely! Last update: 7/26/2008; 10:40:25 AM.			Readers Amused       Home About Me Airedale Philosophy How this all got started       FAQ What's an Upright? Upright: noun : a by and large bipedal companion, also referred to as a human being. What's a Cheechako? Cheechako: noun : a person new to Alaska who has come with the intention to live here. Who's Master? Master: pronoun : just the finest upright on the face of the earth, that's who! To read him is to love him. What's Dogdom? Dogdom: noun : Life's venue from a dog's point of view. What's a Sourdough? Sourdough: noun : A long time Alaskan who has an automatic suspicion of cheechakos. What does Outside mean? Outside: noun : A provincial reference to somplace other than Alaska; usually the lower 48. What's Breakup? Breakup: noun : A uniquely Alaskan season between winter and spring when the snow and ice begins to melt for good. Where is SquareBanks? SquareBanks: slang : A self-evident euphemism for a place widely known as Fairbanks, AK. Where can I read the Houston Trip? Houston Trip: vignette : Here What digital camera do you use? Camera: hardware : Canon Powershot A80 (4.0 MP) Who's Mom? Mom: Hottie : Have A Look What's a Squeakamunka? Squeakamunka: noun : your ordinary gray squirrel which can be seen everywhere in our Cleveland neighborhood! « Alaska Blogs »  Stories Fiction Boy Wonder Bat Girl Objects in Mirror Are Larger Than They Appear Used To Be Fish Skin Deep Essay Life Is Good Desert Nostalgia A Voice of Reason Fictional Four Realms of Darkness Poetry Lucky Chain  The Cycling Pages 1999 Canadian Tour 2000 Tour of Alaska "Yooper" : 2001 Tour of WI/Michigan UP 2001 Spine of Italy Tour 2002 Tour of New England 2004 Tour of New Zealand (coming soon!) 2005 Tour Of Nova Scotia Conways Game of Life (needs java plugin) Sometimes Interesting Billy Greg (Hiatus) Virginia Postrel Wendy McElroy Samizdata Atlantic Monthly Reason No Treason Slashdot Derke Lowe Heather Champ (Photo blog) T.C. Boyle Liquid Generation Improved Clinch Exquisite Corpse, A. Codrescu Fred On Everything Assymetrical Information The Daily Ablution (Hibernation) Lileks Frank Kelly (Hiatus) Up In Alaska