Don't defend marriage, deregulate it - Menzies House

Henry Innis argues we need to get the government out of marriage:

The gay marriage debate is once again raging?in Australia. It?s an issue which is pervasive in the minds of many, and stands as one of the great moral divides that exists in today?s political landscape. We can see the arguments made for preserving the traditional family unit, just as the arguments for ending the divisions between relationships.

?But really, that?s not what this argument should be about. This argument should be about asking why a particular group, in this case the LGBT community and their supporters, are advocates of a further intrusion by the state on their lives.

?Let?s look at the current status quo: currently, the government defines the terms, relationship and even the stringent regulation of how a committed, long term relationship ought to function. This is, to my mind, a shocking indictment of the addiction to government that has emerged in our culture.

?So let me propose an alternative: don?t legislate gay marriage, and abolish the Marriage Act entirely. It seems bordering on ridiculous that a bunch of grown adults, capable of committing themselves to another, need their hands held as to the terms and definitions of what that commitment will be.

It?s up to us to end the debate in terms of giving the government yet more authority over the people it governs. Let?s turn our heads to how we can get government out of more individual decisions and commitments.?

Henry Innis is a Vice President of the Sydney?University?Liberal?Club. He "dabbles in entrepreneurial?pursuits" and?writes?in?his spare?time, and can?be?found?on?twitter @henryinnis

Source: http://www.menzieshouse.com.au/2012/09/dont-defend-marriage-deregulate-it.html

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