LiveUninhibited
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Ah! You have yet -another- chance to counter this argument:
Marriage is a legal status created by the state, and, as such, is necessarily a privilege conferred by the state, not a right.
Dont worry -- I have no doubt that you will continue to dodge this argument.
In reality it's a matter of equal protection under the law. Because marriage is in the domain of the law, people must be treated equally with respect to it with the exception of overriding societal interests. I guess that's where it gets sticky. It seems extremely obvious to me that society has no real reason to deny gay marriage, certainly there is even less ground to argue against gay marriage than there was against miscegenation, as no kids can be directly produced.