Gay couples who previously sued the state of New Jersey for denying them the right to marry are bringing their case back to court. On Thursday six couples filed a motion stating that, even though the state provides same-sex civil unions, it continues to discriminate against them by refusing same sex marriage. Originally filed in 2002, this suit resulted in a Supreme Court decision one vote short of requiring legalizing gay marriage. The effort of lawmakers to legalized gay marriage dissipated after this. Opponents state that there is no constitutional right for gay marriage and the civil unions are adequate. However gay marriage is legal in the states of Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Between divorce, sex before marriage, and child bearing before marriage, hasn’t the nature of marriage already changed dramatically in the last few generations? In defending “traditional marriage,” are people defending something that no longer exists?
I'm very annoyed with the idea of a group of people telling others that gay marriage is wrong. The fact is that homosexual marriage does not impede on anyone else's rights nor does it disturb them in any way. So why are we denying them? People argue that their is no constitutional right for them to marry. The fact is I believe that it is a living document that must mold with an ever changing country. Their is no way the founding fathers could have considered a fraction of what we have today. Just let gays marry and be happy, they are not harming anyone.
ReplyDeleteI think "traditional" marriage is a ridiculous institution to defend. "Traditional" marriage means when people married to create political alliances, or because their parents set them up, or just because being single was not socially acceptable. Now, with divorce, at least only people who either genuinely enjoy each other's company or are financially dependent on each other have to stay married. Basically, my point is that marriage, throughout history as well as now, is not the pure institution that the right claims it to be. In fact, gay marriage might make it more "traditional" as social conservatives see it, since homosexuals are proven to have better relationships since they understand their partners better than heterosexuals understand someone of a different sex. Gay marriages will likely be more of a lifelong commitment than the brief unions we are seeing from heterosexuals.
ReplyDeletealthough i believe that homosexuals should have equal rights i believe that the term "mariage" is a religious term and should be kept that way.
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