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Quote by: Athena No, no, no that doesn't work for me. If something is formal that means it is law, and only government has that power of formality. A bunch of hippies do not have the power of law and can not make their chosen organization of people formal law. |
How do you figure? People can have formal verbal agreements and is respected in courts when it is in disputes.
[quote=Athena]I think we need to chew on this subject a little more, and I wish others were giving an opinion. I am pragmatic and think there should be marriage laws, but frankly that is a thought I haven't thought about, so it could be wrong. I also think every parent should be assured of providing a reasonable standard of living for all his/her children before being taxed. However, to decrease the number of children people have, I am in favor of increasing taxes for people who have more than two children. But then we could completely rethink our economy and totally change the issue. Money aside, is there any other reason for marriage law, like how a child feelings and what kind of person this child grows up to be?[/athena]
I kind of agree on increasing the taxes on families who want more than 2 children. But honestly in my heart is that right? Kinda like a form of population control, if that is where your getting at. Maybe that should be inforced for the illegal immigrant community? But as you stated, I think, what is marraige laws and how can you regulate 2 persons bond by law. Wouldn't that border invasion of privacy?
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Quote by: athena More important to who do we want to give power of authority? Should power of authority rest with parents or the state? No parents, means state authority. |
Good question, damn good question. But your second sentence doesn't make sense. During what situation is this power of authority going to be discussed? Power of authority I think applies to when something happens to both parents and the children are left with no parents. Because by default the biological parents have that initial right.