http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/09/13/podcast-crikeyoursay-grill-the-independent-mps/ now with extra source Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:55:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/09/13/podcast-crikeyoursay-grill-the-independent-mps/comment-page-1/#comment-220821 Thteribl Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:54:34 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/?p=315800#comment-220821 It was refreshing to hear a couple of politicians who take their role seriously being interviewed by a journalist who wants to draw out their insights. On "Gay Marriage", Tony Windsor blew away the bulldust with some acute observations. The cry for change is on the basis of "equality" and perceived injustice. However there are remedies for the injustices apart from exploiting the Marriage Act. Superannuation, insurance, property and inheritance law can and should be improved. Legal union can already be achieved through a legal partnership. Many heterosexual couples do this before marriage as a "prenuptial agreement". This is in every respect in line with the traditional "Wedding Contract". In every respect except the matter of children (offspring) ! Can homosexual "Legal Union" be equated with heterosexual procreative union ? Ultimately "marriage" is about procreating children. The State has a big interest in this. This is the future of the nation. It is a major investment item for any society, even if, as in minimal governments, the major players are only the mother and father. If we had "gay marriage" we would still have to have laws and regulation concerning children which would sideline participants in homosexual union. It was refreshing to hear a couple of politicians who take their role seriously being interviewed by a journalist who wants to draw out their insights.
On “Gay Marriage”, Tony Windsor blew away the bulldust with some acute observations. The cry for change is on the basis of “equality” and perceived injustice. However there are remedies for the injustices apart from exploiting the Marriage Act. Superannuation, insurance, property and inheritance law can and should be improved. Legal union can already be achieved through a legal partnership. Many heterosexual couples do this before marriage as a “prenuptial agreement”. This is in every respect in line with the traditional “Wedding Contract”.
In every respect except the matter of children (offspring) ! Can homosexual “Legal Union” be equated with heterosexual procreative union ? Ultimately “marriage” is about procreating children. The State has a big interest in this. This is the future of the nation. It is a major investment item for any society, even if, as in minimal governments, the major players are only the mother and father. If we had “gay marriage” we would still have to have laws and regulation concerning children which would sideline participants in homosexual union.

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