Farah misrepresents ...

... yet again:

The official position of the Libertarian Party is that the most important cultural institution necessary for self-government – namely marriage between a man and a woman – is some kind of archaic anachronism, an inherently discriminatory and oppressive enterprise.

When is Farah gonna learn? Libertarians, in general, aren't for gays and lesbians getting married, they're for the government getting the fuck out of private business. Here's what the lp's press release says:

"Permitting couples to marry when they are of the same gender is a step in the direction of equality before the law, but a truly free society would not have government in the business of defining relationships at all," said LP Chair Mark Hinkle.

A friend on Facebook took exception to my thoughts that gay's should be able to marry, and questioned me. I replied that, for example, Unitarians would be doing it today if it were legal - and they claim to be Christians. What I also pointed out is that if there weren't any financial or social advantage to being married, then gays and lesbians wouldn't be so keen on it.

If the government would stay out of church's business, no one would care if Adam and Steve got married. If government would stay out of insurance companys' business, gays and lesbians would be charged according to actuarial tables. If the government would stay out of all our business', married couples would be taxed just like unmarried couples.

But Farah's afraid of the ghey cooties ... so are most of the GOP field.

Libertarians aren't perfect, and we'll gladly admit that. But the 'utopia' we advocate for is one that citizens agree on; not one that government dictates.

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