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Connecticut lawmakers are in the process of establishing civil unions for homosexuals.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)
Connecticut lawmakers are in the process of establishing civil unions for homosexuals. It's a bad idea. While there may be good reasons to tinker with laws so as to help unmarried people who are living together--be they gay lovers or roommates who are not having sex with each other--we see no very good reason for the government to recognize same-sex sexual relationships as such. That said, we are glad that the law is being enacted democratically, and not by judges ...
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