Marriage has ALWAYS been defined as between a man and a woman. It is centuries of tradition. A civil union can be created to give all the same perks as traditional marriage so what's the big fucking deal? Is this just a ploy to diminish the traditional values of most Americans or just a political weapon to divide the people? Cause it sure seems so since there is an alternative that achieves the same goal, civil union legislation.
I mean this is considered an "alternative" lifestyle so why the push for a traditional label that has long been honored by everyone?
Many of you claim some of us are against equal treatment but you're wrong. You can have equal treatment but you don't need to trash traditional values to achieve it.
Actually, marriage has been redefined throughout history. For most of history, it was the giving away of property, because women were considered property.
As for what's wrong with a "Civil Union".
Same thing that's wrong with a Water Fountain marked "Colored" that isn't quite as nice as the one marked "White".