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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by SilasX on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @01:29PM (#12736781)
>(There really is no power for government to regulate marriage, especially at the federal level.)

That might be true in theory, but the federal government has pretty unrestricted power to e.g. say gay marriage spouses "don't count" for purposes of SS benefits, for income taxation, for adoption benefits, etc.

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Re:Shame on Y Combinator by hiringmanager on Tuesday October 18, 2016 @07:09PM (#12739565)
IF by "in theory" you mean "under the constitution" and by "but" you mean "but in practice" then I agree with you completely.

That is my point. In this area and many other areas of human rights, the government is corrupt and a criminal organization violating these rights.

Have an upvote for a reasonable reply.

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