California Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage
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California Supreme Court to rule on same-sex marriage
by Kéllia Ramares
California’s Prop 8 and H.R. 676: Thoughts on the Connectedness of Seemingly Disparate Issues
On March 5, the California Supreme Court is to take up the case of whether Proposition 8, the state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that was passed by voters on Nov. 4, 2008, is legal.
The recently passed federal stimulus law contains funds to subsidize the expensive COBRA health insurance for laid off workers. President Obama rightly recognizes the economic cost of our inefficient for-profit “health care if you can afford it” system. But, as he does not yet endorse universal single-payer health care (H.R. 676), I can see we still have a long way to go to see efficiency and justice in our health care system.
But what does health insurance have to do with same-sex marriage? A lot for a same-sex couple who can’t get family coverage. But that is the obvious issue. I’m thinking today of a less obvious issue and the hypocritical moralist politicians who allow the problem to endure. I am thinking today of those heterosexual couples–and there must be some out there–who wish to get married but won’t because they lack health insurance.
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