They already can marry the person they choose. They are simply required to abide by the eligibility process the rest of us are.
They are allowed to marry anyone who:
1) Is the opposite gender
2) Is not currently married
3) Is not a blood relation
4) is above the age of consent.
Ah so they can marrry anyone they choose unless unless...
Just like every other person in the United States is.
They can marry anyone they choose. What they can't do is redefine the definition of marriage to describe what they do with someone they enter a relationship with.
Oh so they want to be allowed to marry but dont want to marry....
Yes thousands of years of wisdom and tradition such as women not being able to vote and blacks being slaves
Ill chalk this down to ignorance. But you do realize that thousands of years of wisdom and tradition didnt forbid women from voting or make blacks slaves right?
Women were voting in American since before the revolution. A few decades into the Republic they started voting for the wrong people so those in power tried to strip them of their right to vote. Which started the effort to restore women to the vote.
Africans were made slaves only several hundred years ago. When slavery started in America it wasnt limited to race. The Founders set up a system they expected would expell slavery at the soonest opportunity. Unfortunately, things didnt go as planned so it took longer.
Are you familiar with the history of slavery in America? One of the first slave holders (if not the first) in Virginian (and likely American) history was Anthony Johnson. His case against his neighbor established slavery as a legal practice in the United States. I recommend researching it. It's an ironic story.
North Corliina just made that illegal
Actually, they didn't. They said they wouldnt recognize it as marriage. But the relationship is still perfectly legal. The state cant prevent two individuals from making agreements with one another. They can only choose not to recognize those agreements.
If to people of the same gender decided to make promises with one another and call it marriage. The state cannot stop them. They are just not recognized to be married in the eyes of the law.
Not sure why it's so difficult to understand.
No the issue is whether the government recognizes those unions. The only reason it recognizes marriage as it is because of important policy interests. Namely the perpetuation of the species. Same sex relationships cannot provide the same policy interest.
I see so according to you the government should ban marriage unless you have kids
Nope. Not what I said at all. But then if you werent trying to twist my words, you might learn what I mean.
The left has worked hard at obscurring the real issue in this debate and tying an emotional component to it. But the truth will set you free.
Yes you claiming that we can only marry if we have kids is the left obscurring
As I never claimed that, how can you statement become true?
I know you can't deal with the argument and hence you have to resort to such tactics, but it really doesnt help your cause.
