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Should states have the right the ban straight marriage if they want.
Should states have the right the ban straight marriage if they want.
Damn i made a typo in the poll. Does anyone know if i can edit it?
Should states have the right the ban straight marriage if they want.
Should states have the right the ban straight marriage if they want.
Done...next time learn how to spell "marriage."
No. The same reason applies here as it does to SSM. Marriage is a fundemental right and as such should be protected by the Federal Government.
How is it a fundamental right? It's a contract. It's original intent was to protect property and promote family status, protection, and strengthen ties between clans.
How is it a fundamental right? It's a contract. It's original intent was to protect property and promote family status, protection, and strengthen ties between clans.
States issue the marriage licenses, they can do what they want. If they want to ban all marriages and make it purely non-legal they can do that too.
States also issue CCW permits. Should they be able to ban guns period?
States issue the marriage licenses, they can do what they want. If they want to ban all marriages and make it purely non-legal they can do that too.
Really Digs? So state can unilaterally decide to deny a marriage license to fat people? Or to old people? Or brown-haired people?
What rights do the states have? Or does the fed have the rights? DOMA is unconstitutional because it restricts the rights of states who recognize gay marriages and trumps those state rights. A state cannot deny marriage based on race or religion (as protected in the Constitution) but they can restrict it based on gender and gender roles. A state chooses the criteria for legal marriage in accordance with the Constitution which as of now allows states to ban or approve of homosexual marriages.
The right to bear arms is clearly written in the Constitution, so no. As it is now though it is the state's right to define the parameters for marriage and issue marriage contracts.
9th Amendment:
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
And with two previous supreme court rulings basing their ruling on the premise that marriage is a fundemental right (which you know will affect SCOTUS'S decision when SSM gets before them) then the 9th applies. IE this is not a state decision.
Was not DOMA ruled unconstitutional because it trumps the state's right to define marriage how they want? It is a state decision due to the states issuing the licenses and the feds not having the authority to define marriage.
Sure, go for it. The **** do I care, I'm divorced, do what you want.Should states have the right the ban straight marriage if they want.