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theHandpuppet

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4. I have no problem with that premise

Reply to dlwickham (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 10, 2013, 12:49 AM

Aug 2013

But the logistics could be a real problem for many.

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US military plan to extend same-sex marriage benefits met with concern [View all] Eugene Aug 2013 OP

Honestly Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #1

you're exactly right dlwickham Aug 2013 #2

I have no problem with that premise theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #4

Who has to pay for the cost of traveling to a marriage-equality state? MNBrewer Aug 2013 #3

Not a good idea Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #6

I strongly disagree with you MNBrewer Aug 2013 #8

I respect that Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #9

Perhaps. MNBrewer Aug 2013 #11

It would be the same sort of thing Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #12

A hetero couple can wander over to the base chapel and get a military chaplain to marry them MNBrewer Aug 2013 #15

I am taking it seriously Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #16

This makes sense to me? If benefits are for those married, then it makes RKP5637 Aug 2013 #5

I agree Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #7

Why not empower service chaplains okasha Aug 2013 #10

They are limited by state law Stargazer09 Aug 2013 #13

This doesn't just affect military members Creideiki Aug 2013 #14

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