Nothing is shocking anymore, including senior citizens at the Capitol this week wearing "Seniors for Civil Unions" t-shirts . . . another brazen, foolish scam being perpetrated on the elderly. From today's Always Right column in the Southtown Star:
In an attempt to broaden support for this marriage alternative, supporters are reaching out to senior citizens, suggesting civil unions would allow seniors to partner with another individual without fear of losing their deceased spouse's Social Security benefits.
It's appalling this scam is being propagated. The idea that civil unions are different from marriage is like calling a dog a cat. What you call a dog isn't important - it's what it is that counts. Same with a civil union. It is marriage.
This new domestic partnership, though claiming to be different, would abide by the same state laws for traditional marriage. One may be "civil-unionized" to only one person at a time, and the union may end only according to marriage dissolution laws. Joint ownership regulations and child custody laws apply. The only discernible difference between marriage and civil unions is that civil unions may involve two people of the same sex.
Link: Gay marriage by another name :: The SouthtownStar :: Fran Eaton.
