So- we force single mom's to get married- since children apparently have a right to both a mother and father?
And we force families to adopt those who are in foster care and are legally available for adoption?
And we force families to take children from foster homes whose own mother and father have abandoned them?
IF children have this 'right' to both a mother and father, then the state would logically be able to take legal action to enforce those 'rights'.
Of course none of that has anything to do with gay marriage.
Preventing gay marriage only ensures that the children of gay couples do not have married parents.
Nothing else.
No, the state's involvement in children's wellbeing is limited to incentivizing marriage as a lure to provide that best environment for kids. In fact you just made me think of another way "alternative lifestyle marriage" harms children directly, potently and insidiously..
...if alternative lifestyles that we know statistically will not be best for kids (remember, wolves can raise kids too) are getting access to the perks of marriage, then the brass ring is adulterized to the point of where there is no more reason for states to be involved in marriage anymore.
The only reason states were involved in the first place was to incentivize the best environment for kids. If they are to be forced now to incentivize inferior environments for kids, I move that all perks of marriage be completely dissoved for everyone. Maybe that Senator was right after all..