1. What benefits do married couples receive from the federal, state, and local governments that same-sex couples do not?

2. Do you believe that withholding benefits violates the Fourteenth Amendment, which ensures equal protection under the law? Why or why not?

3. What are the political costs of providing benefits for same-sex couples? of not providing benefits?

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