Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Gay Couples Have the Right to be as Miserable as Everyone Else!
Over the past years gay marriage rights have been a big issue in America. Some people could care less whether or not men marry men or woman marry woman, while others believe it is morally wrong and should never be legal. The main argument against gay marriage is simply that it is wrong and that marriage equals man plus woman. This is not a question of it being morally wrong, it’s a question of civil liberties not being granted to American citizens. By telling them they can’t marry one another, government is denying them a right that is given to all heterosexual persons over eighteen. Homosexuals who have long-term relationships have every right to make medical decisions in emergencies. If a bi-national heterosexual couple gets married the foreigner is granted American citizenship, this is not possible in the case of gay and lesbian couples. Is this not a country known for its freedom and liberty, who is government to tell people they can’t marry one another. The Bill of Rights clearly says we have freedom of religion, if we have this freedom what is the problem. The people that believe gay marriage should not be legal are mostly Christian’s or other religious people. Being gay is perceived as a sin according to certain churches and America, well it’s a country not a religion. The only time morality is an issue is when it is violating someone’s civil liberties. A man marrying a man doesn’t hurt anybody much less violate anybodies civil liberties.
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I read the article and pretty much I agree with it! Or maybe more! The things are that these kinds of laws about marriage are very old and were made by very religious people! In those times when only certain people had a voice in public made them! These laws were made when the women never had rights, when gay people were burn on the pile, when people who predicted the future where called witches!
But now we are in the 21st century when people are more open minded and we want to live in an equal world and freedom! Why don’t we change those laws? Of course we want but “they” don’t want? But WE elect “THEM”! Of course like in other problem, promises were made but ….anyway, we just have to hope that one day the politicians are going to “serve” us!
There are many big companies in the country where they “recognize” the homosexual couples and they can have together the same rights like medical insurance for both of them, the vacation and other stuff. There are other States where they recognize the “civil union” and they have almost the same rights like the heterosexual couples. If they want to get married, what is the problem? In fact, who sad that, marriage means ONLY man and woman? I am a religious person too but it doesn’t mean that I dislike homosexual couple. NO, no way! It’s their right to be together for life and I’ve been thinking about all those homosexual couples that live together for many, many years: they bought houses together, they share everything, even some of them adopted children! If for some of them “that marriage paper” means a lot, why they don’t have the SAME rights like the “others”?
If we live in the biggest democracy in the world how come we “restrict” the civil rights? If we live in the biggest democracy in the world, how come other “new” democracy already approved gay marriages? Because they are less religious than us? I don’t think so! Spain is a very catholic country where religion is very important but they are very liberal minds.
I don`t think the religion has anything in common with gay marriage! It’s just political conservatism!
I read the article, “Gay Couples Have the Right to be as miserable as Everyone Else!” and I completely agree with it. This is some not something that government should be involved in. People have the right to be with who ever they want to, same sex or not; that’s their decision. The problem isn’t that it implies to immorality, it’s about government declaring that it is unacceptable and taking the civil liberties granted to the American citizens away. Government can't tell an adult who they can marry. If this is something that they can decide for American citizens than it is not a country of freedom and liberty. It will soon be a country run by dictators. They will dictate who we can live with, who we can talk to, who we can sleep with, etc!
Gay couples should have the be granted the right like every couple in the country. The right to be free to be with one another , to hold the same civil liberties granted to hetersexual mariages, and to be legally certified in the United States. The only time we need the government to get involve is when the couple is violating someone's rights or hurting some one else. Marriage is something that is between two people, they are not effecting anyone else but themselves, nevertheless, it's their choice to be and live freely.
Government can't measure politically emotional attachments in heterosexual or homosexual marriages much less can they mend it, so they should stay in the politcal zone design just for them to act on. They need to stay out of it and focus on the real, BIGGER problems that's happening right now like INFLATION and WAR!
I agree with Lauren's comments from her blog, Walk it Out, regarding the editorial, "Gay Couples Have the Right to be as Miserable As Everyone Else". Like Lauren, I don't agree with the concept that government should step in and tell individuals who they can and cannot marry.
If two people are in love, or for that matter, are using the system of marriage to gain citizenship, it is their prerogative. A homosexual man or lesbian woman should be granted to have the same rights marriage as a straight man or straight woman. When the Constitution was written, gay individuals were not segregated to not be granted certain rights as straight individuals.
However, we do have to ask the question-where do we draw the line?
Let's be honest- Americans can take things to the extreme. Just spend a Saturday afternoon people watching in central Austin on the "Drag," you will see just about everything.
The government must consider how far people might take the marriage rights they are given. Should the government allow citizens the right to let them marry their pet goat or even an inanimate object? I am getting married next year and I feel marriage is very sacred and special and should be treated as such. If the laws are changed, to be too vague, and a man decides to marry a tree, I feel that marriage loses value and importance.
Instead of the argument "the government cannot tell people who they can and cannot marry," change the law to all humans, straight and/or gay, over the age of 18 can marry. However, what then do you do about those who would like to have more than two spouses at one time? The ongoing problem with this, and many federal and state laws, lies within the verbiage used. Maybe that's why marriage is a s segregated as it is.
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