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PHILIP HENSLEY
LIBERTARIAN STEEZE
Government mustn't regulate marriage, gay or otherwise
April 18, 2005

Last week, The New York Times reported that a longtime Republican 
political consultant married his gay partner of 40 years in December.

That created a bit of controversy, because that particular consultant had 
worked for conservative politicians, including Jesse Helms, who have 
opposed gay marriage. Plus, many politicians, including both Republicans 
and Democrats, are against gay marriage.

So, should gay people be allowed to marry? Or should we only allow them to 
engage in civil unions and reserve the right to marry for heterosexual 
âcouples? And what is the government going to do to "protect" marriage?

Politicians love questions like those because they totally miss the real 
debate about gay marriage. Libertarians realize that these questions are 
bogus and want only one question answered: Why is government involved in 
marriage in the first place?

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