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Altar-cation.(gay marriage)(Letter to the Editor)
American Prospect, The, April, 2004 by Robert
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PAUL STARR'S DISCUSSION of gay marriage and political tactics ["Judicial Overreach," March] recognizes the perils of pushing Americans to use the "M-word." There is another farsighted solution that he does not mention.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has a point that the state lacks a valid basis to discriminate about marriage versus civil unions on the basis of sexual orientation. But Starr rightly observes that feelings about marriage are deeply personal and steeped in tradition. The most sensible solution would grant legal equality by getting the ...
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