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Thomasville is the second local government in Davidson County where the issue of same-sex marriage has come up. Last year, the Davidson County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 to reject a similar resolution. More than 200 people showed up at the meeting, and many loudly groaned at the commissioners' decision.
At this meeting, only a handful of people spoke, and many of them were against the resolution.
Posted on: October 17, 2006, 02:09:47 PM
I found out about this via ENC (http://equalitync.org/).
I personally feel that the government should get out of the marraige business. I don't believe in tax breaks for married couples (and I'm married) or that there should be tax breaks for dependents.
I do believe that any couple or family can declare themselves a household when it comes to health insurance or legal issues.
When this thing comes up with any of my Mormon family, I ask: "Do you not think that gay people do not get married in their own churches?" The law will never prevent that. So why should it even try?
Cindi