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Originally Posted by Drolefille
You can do that now though. I could go through with a wedding of pretty much any denomination and not sign a certificate.
But here I think you just evidence the difficulty with this proposition. The average American does not understand contract law. Contract law is vast and convoluted and requires legal counsel. Most people don't need lawyers involved to get married (the very rich and famous being exceptions. And pre-nups are considered the way you wrote about them amongst that crowd - necessary protections.) because marriage law is, on the whole, much more simplified.
Also being in a "false" contract marriage wouldn't be comparable to tax fraud really. There's nothing about a legal marriage that requires you to have any better faith than "i want the legal benefits of marriage." There's nothing requiring "I love this person" in the law afaik.
I think if we enacted "civil unions" for all it would essentially be a marriage contract with the word "Marriage" scribbled out and "Civil Union" written in. It wouldn't be akin to forming a legal partnership as that is beyond the capabilities and interests of the average person.
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In the bold is why I would. To cut down any type of fraud that would come along. Hey I know I'm probably going further than most people would...but hey I'm sure between my idea and others we can find a better way than what is current.