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It is not a contract. It is simply an agreed thing between people. Only much later did it become a legal thing, and that still isn't everywhere. Overall, governments have tried to fuck around with transnational, inter racial, same sex, same sect, same community, regionalism, forced, age, arranged etc.
A broken government is one that interferes with marriage. Next thing you know they are going to start picking and arranging for genetics and other bullshit.
No. The government should not be involved at that level. A citizen may enter into a contract with the government if they wish. Thats it. I can get married today, and there is no legal bond unless I want one.
Taxes, ownership of property are all other scenarios, and can be assigned in a freely entered contract.
Legal residency does not matter and should not matter.
Perhaps if they have a contract, then they can establish sponsorships. Again, my main point here is citizen a can get a marriage contract as can citizen b. Do not discriminate based on any of the things I mentioned before.
What school district a child attends is relative to where they live of course, married parents or not.
I am saying all of this to point out that governments need to treat any citizen the same if they form a contractual union. That is the point Obama trying to get across.
I can legally marry people. For some of them they involve the government, others don't care.
A failed government is one that allows some citizens into legally binding contracts but not others based on arbitrary reasons.
Maybe that helps you see what I am trying to say.
Brother, I've got some news for you...
I can marry people, some went and got the government contract some didn't.
So marriage is sometimes a contract, but not always.
It really is a personal and sometimes spiritual thing.
It is cultural as well.
The contract part that some governments provide, well that is the point I am making, there should be no discrimination as to who enters it.
When one of the people you married is in a coma in the hospital and the spouse wants to make conscientious medical decisions on the partner's behalf, the hospital will refuse to grant these wishes because these people are not recognized as married by any actual institution that matters.
You keep focusing on the least interesting part.
Focus on the fact that two people could be married, and the government STILL doesn't give a shit about your life partner. A contractual marriage must allow ANY consenting adults. Focus on the point that matters! Because the part you are focusing on is NOT the marriage part at all.
By the way, your personal bias is showing. There are lots of places in the world and many situations where what you said is not true.