Kathryn, to be clear, I quite agree with you that the future of marriage is no petty matter, but lets also be clear that I am quite at a loss to understand how giving some legal status to the relationships of a tiny minority of a tiny minority will have any impact on an institution that has endured – in one form or another – for thousands of years.

But that’s a discussion for another time. What I thought – and think – was petty was to do nothing to make it easier for people to visit or otherwise help their sick or dying companions.

To be fair, however, one reader pointed out this to me:

“Ehrlich said he agreed with the intent of the bill that would create a registry for partners but thought the version passed by the General Assembly was flawed. He said he would work with the legislature in the next session to create a registry of advance directives and other legal documents to achieve the bill’s aims.”

Good.

Get working, Governor.