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Last Checked Nov. 24, 2022

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Thu Nov 17 17:14:55 +0000 2022

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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro

The view that the law ought to use the same label to apply to all dyads, regardless of the sex of the people involved, can only be defended by radically changing the nature of marriage. SSM isn't the only legal issue implicated here; so is no-fault divorce, for example. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro

I fully grasp the distinction. You fail to explain the why the law should or must obliterate the distinction between male-male or female-female vs. male-female dyads when they have wildly different societal effects and benefits. — PolitiTweet.org

Andrew Sullivan @sullydish

@benshapiro cannot seem to grasp the distinction between "civil" and "religious" marriage. In a liberal society, ra… https://t.co/Abbp3xvLwp

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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Ben Shapiro @benshapiro

The government does have a stake in incentivizing and supporting traditional family creation. But if you'd like to go full libertarian on the issue as a consensus solution -- take the government out entirely -- I suggested that more than a decade ago. Welcome to the club. — PolitiTweet.org

God of Liberty @suburban_homer

@benshapiro Why do you want govt opining on marriage at all Ben

Posted Nov. 17, 2022

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