"A constitutional amendment...."

[radmoose]

"A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do noting at all to protect traditional marriage" - Corretta Scott King

Anyone have an opposing viewpoint that can be articulated with rational thought?

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[jurann.livejournal.com]

I have an opposing viewpoint that is very rational. I do not believe in State marriage laws. IMHO marriage is a covenant between two people which is personal and unalienable, and the government has zero business being involved with that in ANY way. The only valid arguments for State-mandated marriage in this country died about 50 years ago with the advent of modern medical science - and besides that marriage has little, if anything, to do with having children anymore anyway. I would like to see State marriage dismantled in America, and in the case where rights such as Power of Attorney and Benefactors are concerned people should be free to specify those as they please if you ask me. Who's allowed to come see me in the hospital when I'm sick? Whoever I say so or put in writing beforehand, that's who.

America is in love with and has some twisted fascination with Victorian style weddings which used to be a thing that ONLY royalty had. Some folks call that "The Princess Complex", but I see it more as a delusion of grandeur. If you want your church involved, fine; if you want your family involved, fine. But the government and my tax dollars really have no place being involved in the petty squabbles of two people who had some dream of sharing a life together that fell apart because they predictably mismanaged their personal affairs between each other. Fuck. That. Noise.

Rational enough for ya? Tosses the whole premise of gay marriage right out the goddamned window, because marriage is a personal contract between two people for which it is up to them to carry out.