But Everhart, elected the first woman Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party in 2007, did speculate that widespread fraud could occur if same-sex marriage were legalized across the US."Free ride"? She obviously has no idea about the reality of being gay even in a modern western society. In fact here in Australia a married couple has to face all kinds of scrutiny about how much the partner earns in the event that one of them is applying for gov assistance. Many times the partner is refused money from Centrelink because of how much their married partner earns. It's hardly a free ride.
She said: 'You may be as straight as an arrow, and you may have a friend that is as straight as an arrow. Say you had a great job with the government where you had this wonderful health plan. I mean, what would prohibit you from saying that you’re gay, and y’all get married and still live as separate, but you get all the benefits? I just see so much abuse in this it’s unreal.'
'I believe a husband and a wife should be a man and a woman, the benefits should be for a man and a woman. There is no way that this is about equality. To me, it’s all about a free ride.” more
But what gets me is that she could think that people who've been struggling for so long for marriage equality, would marry simply for financial gain. Does she not realise these people love each other?
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