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Pete OHanlon

I don't see why they wanted it so badly - it's not as though there are any tax breaks. *This is an in-joke between me and my wife that the month after we got married, tax breaks for married couples were abolished here in the UK.

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Dalek Dave

I am glad I am not gay. Don't get wrong, I would love the lifestyle of free love, flamboyant clothes, and great parties, it is just the pain I couldn't take.

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Jimmy Savile

I'm really happy that a Government that was voted in during a recession and at a time when it looks like we are going to have a third dip for the first time ever, has took the time to put something as important as this through, without a mandate. I'm also hoping they turn their attention to other pressing matters like the hunting ban next.

Dalek Dave

War and Rumours of War. The Economy in the Toilet. Rising Food Prices and the dangers of civil unrest that it could cause. Failing Hospitals. Child Sex Scandals. Border and Immigration Controls not fit for purpose. Fortunately some people can get married now, so all is well.

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Lost User

This Tory MP[^] voted against as they believe marriage should be between a man and a woman. So, which one is it, man or woman?

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Jimmy Savile

My point, exactly. Of course they could get 'married' before in a Civil Partnership at a Registry Office but that wasn't good enough. Now they can get married in an establishment that preaches against them.

Jimmy Savile

It looks like a man but has the name of a woman so I'm stumped.

Matthew Faithfull

Bring on the Pink Hammer. I love ham despite its pinkness There was of course nothing to stop any of these people getting married before to anyone of the alternate gender who would have them. There was an oversight by the UK state to recognize their otherwise partnered status in the legal and tax systems. Now thanks to the desparate and selfish need of a very small minority for validation of their lifestyle you are married if the state says you are and not if it says you're not. 2 men go into a council office and come out married. That's what this is about right? Except the 2 men were a landlord and his tenent. The landlord had gone along with his tennent out of the kindness of his heart to a benefits review to check the tenents qualification for housing benefit. The council official filled in a form, marked a register, falsely claimed that the tenent was a dependent of the landlord recieving succour from him ( the tenent was 2 months behind with the rent due to the councils reluctance to pay his housing benefit ). Nobody agreed to anything and the 2 men left slightly confused as to what had happened. The council now doesn't have to pay the tenent's housing benefit because his legal partner is rich. Oh and the land lord who was planning to get married next month to Arlene now cannot without being a criminal bigamist ( They'll only get around to abolishing the biggamy laws in the next parliament ) People will say this won't happen. When it happens they'll say it was the law of unintended consequences. Only when it happens to them will they actual consider doing something about it.

"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)

Keith Barrow

I think you misunderstand, she believes that the marriage should be between a particular man and particular woman. That way there'd be only one married couple in the UK, thus reducing the cost of the proposed tax incentives. That said, she looks diesel to me, so I understand your confusion.

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hairy_hats

Quite right too. Why should single people be discriminated against in the tax system?

Jimmy Savile

Because you don't have kids, you have a smaller house, your bills are less, you get to do what you want and you're happier so we have to make you sad somehow.

Keith Barrow

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

There was of course nothing to stop any of these people getting married before to anyone of the alternate gender who would have them.

So what's the problem then? Now we're just playing semantics you say civil partnership, I say marriage.

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

Now thanks to the desparate and selfish need of a very small minority for validation of their lifestyle.

:wtf: this is the sort of nonsensical rant I expect from the BNP, or those people who don't have the intellectual self-honesty to join the BNP and end up in UKIP. Wanting equality is selfish????? Also it is the duty of government to stand up for minorities rights, otherwise they'll be trampled on.

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

state says you are and not if it says you're not.

That is pretty much the case from a legal standpoint, and has been for a long time (if you include the Church as part of the state). Common-law couples don't have the same standing in law as married ones.

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

People will say this won't happen.

People will say what the council worker is illegal. Not only that, the same scenario could play out it the landlord/tenant were male and female, doesn't happen now won't happen later.

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Jimmy Savile

Keith Barrow wrote:

this is the sort of nonsensical rant I expect from the BNP,

It's not about the actual law being passed, it's about the way it was passed, without mandate and the timing of it. The whole thing stinks.

Matthew Faithfull

Keith Barrow wrote:

you say civil partnership

No I don't.

Keith Barrow wrote:

Wanting equality is selfish?????

No. Having equality and wanting special treatment at everyones expense is selfish.

Keith Barrow wrote:

That is pretty much the case from a legal standpoint, and has been for a long time (if you include the Church as part of the state). Common-law couples don't have the same standing in law as married ones.

No. The difference is subtle but vital. State recognition of marriage or state definition of marriage. It's the difference between I recognise your right to ... and I grant you the right to .... but I'll take it away if you upset me. The fundamental difference between freedom and slavery.

Keith Barrow wrote:

doesn't happen now won't happen later.

Has already been happening at a low level since civil partnerships were introduced and will only get worse.

"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)

Matthew Faithfull

If you want to understand why that's occuring you have to look at what's coming down the track from the EU. Next October/November they're planning to force recognition of existing Belgian? gay marriages EU wide. Our glorious and brave and PM knows this is coming and is taking a hit now rather then loose his whole party in 9 months time when they realize it has nothing to do with any matter of principle or personal belief on his part.

"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)

Nagy Vilmos

JFC! It was a flippant remark vis-a-vis the ability to now report spam. Just calm down and remember that marriage as we view it today is NOT a religious thing. Religions recognised it but did not create it. If two individuals want to betroth themselves freely and willingly to each other than fair go to them. I'd like a wee bit of tax back [if I actually earned anything] but that's another story. I think forced or coerced unions are a far greater evil than two guys, or ladies, getting married.

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Jimmy Savile

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

tax breaks for married couples were abolished here in the UK.

I'm confused most of the other commenters in this thread are indicating there are Tax Breaks for marriage?

Keith Barrow

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

Having equality and wanting special treatment at everyones expense is selfish.

????? Wanting equality and special treatment????? You do realise that this doesn't make sense.

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

The difference is subtle but vital. State recognition of marriage or state definition of marriage. It's the difference between I recognise your right to ... and I grant you the right to .... but I'll take it away if you upset me.

So wrong it's unreal. A marriage is a contract (and is therefore subject to law), and currently needs to be done in the presence of a state offical (which includes Anglican Clergy) so, for example, catholics get married "twice" one by the priest, once by a registrar. This means it is under state control. Anything else isn't legally married in the UK (barring those married abroad).

Matthew Faithfull wrote:

Has already been happening at a low level since civil partnerships were introduced and will only get worse.

Proof needed. And not just a link to some rabid website.

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Matthew Faithfull

OK. I'm chilling :cool: Once again we seem to be agreeing to agree.

"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom, courage." Thucydides (B.C. 460-400)

Keith Barrow

That wasn't his argument. The timing is stupid and it wasn't in the manifesto. It is also a stupid move by David Cameron, but from my point of view that's a good thing.

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