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I'm uncertain. I wouldn't campaign against it, but I'm not sure I'd be really enthusiastic about it. Part of my objection is purely linguistic -- if we're going to argue about language, I want "civil union" to have an obvious associated verb. Married people are married. A couple who has a civil union are...unionized? United? And what if they want to call themselves "married" because they consider a civil ceremony sufficiently sacred for their personal beliefs?