The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #104394   Message #2387076
Posted By: Joe_F
11-Jul-08 - 08:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: On Same-Sex Marriages
Subject: RE: BS: On Same-Sex Marriages
I used to know a couple who were married in a very traditional sense, including heterosexuality & even monogamy, only, being atheists & anarchists, they declined to involve either church or state in the matter. After she first applied for a job using her husband's last name, she got a form letter from the Social Security Administration inquiring about the discrepancy. She wrote on the back, "I find it convenient to use the last name of the man I am living with" and returned it. Social Security sent her a new card.

This shows that it is possible for one government agency to mind its own business. Let the rest of them go & do likewise!