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Standard argument: Wouldn't be enforced. Powers of attorney get ignored all the time - I don't have numbers but anecdotes abound. Even things that are identical to marriage in all but name don't get enforced: in New Jersey in 2007, at least 14% of civil unions aren't recognized by employers. And that's inside the country which recognizes them; how do private marriage contracts work for immigration purposes?
Though on the other hand, most people won't know that. Unenforceable contracts are in fact a totally standard tool to try and get people you have power over to do what you want.
Why not? If you remove say the world marriage as proposed by say the authors, civil contract is all that is left.
Edit: I'm surprised at the down voted, I'm pointing out that societal standards of enforcement do change.