"Here's what I do have a problem with -- the government being in the marriage business, and the government giving tax benefits to people who are married. I don

"Here's what I do have a problem with -- the government being in the marriage business, and the government giving tax benefits to people who are married. I don't sign the petitions that call for amendments allowing gay marriage. It can be awkward because people assume this is because I'm against gay people. It's not so. I'm against the government having a stake in the relationships between people, or lack thereof." Then one should campaign for the removal of govt. from the marriage business? Otherwise the above is just a convenient excuse.