The US Marriage Amendment is back in committee
I think most know that there is an ongoing campaign in California to pass an amendment to that state’s constitution to define marriage as being between one man and one woman, but what many may not know is that Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi introduced the Marriage Protection Act on June 25th, which would amend our Constitution to declare that marriage is a union between one man and one woman, using the exact same language as the failed 2004 attempt.
This proposed amendment states: “Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.”
Marriage is the acknowledgement of the state of the permanent relationship between two people. As I see it, this acknowledgement is base on contract law. Marriage is not seen as “sacred” in the eyes of the law. It’s a legal partnership, and is accompanied by the paperwork one would expect of any kind of contractual agreement. Compare this marriage license application and this concealed gun permit application. Both are the same in their level of recognizing the sacredness of the license or permit. Interestingly, the gun permit application is more involved that the marriage license application is.
Consider this: Do you think your rights would be violated if you were denied the permit to carry a gun due to your gender?
Luckily, the US Constitution forbids any state from by stating that, “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States” in the 14th amendment.
How then can any state withhold a license of marriage from any persons due to their gender? I really want to know your thoughts on this. Is my logic flawed, or am I on base with this one?
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