Re: SCOTUS on Marriage and Procreation June 29, 2015 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 6,607 |
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Paxton noted that clerks who refuse to issue licenses can expect to be sued, but added that “numerous lawyers stand ready to assist clerks defending their religious beliefs,†in many cases without charge.
Re: SCOTUS on Marriage and Procreation June 29, 2015 | Registered: 9 years ago Posts: 282 |
Re: SCOTUS on Marriage and Procreation June 29, 2015 | Registered: 8 years ago Posts: 197 |
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Personally, I'm waiting for the slippery slope I was promised, of poly marriages.
Actually, I want to make marriage a purely social affair and get the government out of relationships. Let people make contracts if they want, with as many people as they want, covering aspects of life such as inheritance, end-of-life decisions and financial support.
Allowing homosexual marriage is a step forward, but it merely expands the franchise and still allows romantic couples to gain legal benefits which are denied to singles, non-romantic couples, and romantic multiples. There are advantages and disadvantages to all living situations, and it is not up to the government to mitigate disadvantages to some situations or add extra benefits to others because this effectively promotes certain situations over others, which is not the government's responsibility. The government's only role should be expanding the law against "family status" discrimination to cover all family situations, or repealing it. (Personally I'd like to see more consideration given for people who want to avoid neighbors whose life choices seriously impact their own quality of life.)
As for the comment about marriage not being related to procreation, it's nice to see that. However, it's obvious to me that the government still does encourage procreative relationships, in a number of ways. Obviously the value of procreation is subject to discussion and it is not a given, though you wouldn't know that from how all western governments seem to wail about declining birth rates and offer incentives/privilege to those who prop up the pyramid scheme of modern economic systems.
Re: SCOTUS on Marriage and Procreation June 30, 2015 | Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 497 |