[Vision2020] Domenstic Benefits?

[Phil Nisbet]

Tom

Do you read anything that is written in postings or simply respond from the 
viscera?

If you had read the complete post, you would have found that I pretty 
catergorically stated;

"As long as we as a society chose to favor couples with tax breaks and
benefits, I do not see how all types of relationship are not granted special
privileges equally."

I state that because I think that the Constitution does require that we 
treat all people equally.

The discussion underway, I read here, regarded the city granting full and 
equal rights which would include domestic partner benefits.  I was asking, 
Tom, rather than the arguement that you have been getting from the Xtains, 
if anybody should be getting a benfit simply because they are married.  It 
seems to me that singles are singled out and asked to provide "equal" rights 
to what ever couples want to get extra health care, extra retirement and 
other goodies, that the singles in this world are not given.

As for the reference to Biblical authority, are you assuming that I am some 
sort of a Christian?  I doubt you were refering to Rabbinical Court records, 
since they view things very differently and do not apply to any of you 
goyim.  My religion does not require that all people follow it or burn in 
hell, so we have been only too happy to have a government which leaves 
people of faith alone by being as secular as possible.

Phil NISBET

In all caps so maybe you can figure out its not spelled Nesbitt.



>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "'Phil Nisbet'" <pcnisbet1 at hotmail.com>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Domenstic Benefits?
>Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 05:46:05 -0700
>
>Mr. Nesbitt stated:
>
>"There was a spirited discussion on spreading benefits about for gays and
>lesbians and transgenders, etc.  Though it has dried up, I was wondering,
>
>Why is there a benefit for people simple because they happen to be sharing
>the same bedroom?"
>
>What "benefit" are you referring to, Mr. Nesbitt?
>
>The only recent discussion that I recall concerning gays, lesbians and
>transgenders regarded their rights, not benefits.
>
>Many people (of which I am one) feel that these American citizens must be
>entitled to the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts, regardless
>of their race, sex, national origin, or sexual orientation.  It's all right
>their in that nifty handbook: The Constitution of the United States of
>America.  You really ought to read it some time.  It may not contain all 
>the
>sex and violence that is found in the Bible, but there are 300 million
>people that live by it (or ought to).
>
>Take care, Moscow.
>
>Tom "I'm straight, but not narrow" Hansen
>My spouse's significant other
>
>We could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some 
>are
>dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all
>exist very nicely in the same box.
>
>
>

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