M14 Shooter
The Light of Truth
And so, the state recgionizes the relationship, or the marriage, as the case may be.But not with marriage, not in my plan. Under my plan , a man and a woman could choose to marry or not, and still share benefits , and privileges or what have you via a contract recognized by the state...And thus, the state is involved.correct, and state laws can be written that say that any such contracts are valid, without ever mentioning the word marriage.
As soon as you place legal constructs into the institution of marriage, there's no way for the state to not be involved.