Letter: Question 2 not about marriage
Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000 | 9:24 a.m.
Protecting marriage made some sense. After all, this is Nevada, the state of quickie marriages and quickie divorces. A waiting period to give people time to think things over seemed like a good idea.
Boy, was I wrong. Turns out Question 2 does not have a thing to do with marriage. It isn't even about same-sex marriages, which are banned by Nevada law. An example of what Yes on 2 would accomplish: If a tourist in a long-term, same-sex relationship ended up in a Nevada intensive care unit due to a life-threatening auto accident or heart attack, their chosen life partner would not have the visitation rights granted to a family member. The right to visit a dying partner does not threaten anyone's marriage. Nevada will still be the state of quickie marriages and quickie divorces.
Even the writers and promoters of this amendment are ashamed to say what it really is about.
GREGG HAMILTON
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