Most Americans didn't approve of interracial marriage until the 1990s. Should it have been illegal until then? (dictators, parties)
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The U.S. Supreme Court essentially legalized interracial marriage across the country in 1967, but a majority of Americans didn't approve of it until the 1990s. Since the majority opposed it, should it have remained illegal until then?
The U.S. Supreme Court essentially legalized interracial marriage across the country in 1967, but a majority of Americans didn't approve of it until the 1990s. Since the majority opposed it, should it have remained illegal until then?
No, it shouldn't. But if you're going to use this argument then you're also invalidating the future argument that gay marriage should be approved because the majority agree with it. Just saying.
The U.S. Supreme Court essentially legalized interracial marriage across the country in 1967, but a majority of Americans didn't approve of it until the 1990s. Since the majority opposed it, should it have remained illegal until then?
In a free nation with liberty for all, it should have never been illegal in the first place. They will be judged by their peers regardless of legality.
I'm personally glad that the states struck down the laws that forbid interracial marriages. Why would a state want to prohibit someone from marrying the person they love regardless of race? The way I see it, the Black people in those states didn't have a say whether they wanted those laws or not.
This is what I have learned about the states. I am very skeptical about letting the states decide. Laws banning interracial marriages, laws mandating segregated schools under "separate but equal", laws restricting Black people from having the same freedoms and privileges as White people, laws allowing so much abuse back in the early 20th century, slavery, etc. All of this happened when the states decided. When the government struck it all down, it all ended. In short, I don't trust the federal government much, but I trust the state governments even less.
The U.S. Supreme Court essentially legalized interracial marriage across the country in 1967, but a majority of Americans didn't approve of it until the 1990s. Since the majority opposed it, should it have remained illegal until then?
The morality of a given practice does not depend upon public opinion. It's dependent on the natural law.
Inter-racial marriage does not contradict the laws of nature. "Races" are man-made categories, and a man no matter what the race is sexually compatible with a female no matter what the race.
Same-sex marriage does, since a man is not physically compatible with another man (or a woman with another woman).
The U.S. Supreme Court essentially legalized interracial marriage across the country in 1967, but a majority of Americans didn't approve of it until the 1990s. Since the majority opposed it, should it have remained illegal until then?
The poll uses the word "approve" which you morphed into "opposed".
So, someone might not approve of interracial marriage but not feel it should be illegal.
Basically, you through a dishonest twist into the mix in order to support you political desire to no doubt make this about gay marriage. I don't oppose gay marriage, I just hate statistical\logic abuse.
The poll uses the word "approve" which you morphed into "opposed".
So, someone might not approve of interracial marriage but not feel it should be illegal.
Basically, you through a dishonest twist into the mix in order to support you political desire to no doubt make this about gay marriage. I don't oppose gay marriage, I just hate statistical\logic abuse.
He says in the line before he uses the word opposed, that the majority didn't approve. That's what the poll says because they also polled people on if they disapproved.
While in the next line he says that the majority were opposed to it, the OP doesn't say that they felt it should be illegal, just should we have considered the legality of it because of the majority vote.
I don't honestly think it should be anyone's business who marries who and for what reasons. Live and let live, if they live a decent life, and mind their own business and our law abiding citizens. That is quite odd then i know of interracial marriages since the 80's late 80's. Couple live in Vegas today, infact the guy, he has a very high position at one of the key casinos there in vegas. Now does he have a roving eye, oh yes he most certainly does, according to his wife. But remember, what happens in vegas, stays in vegas.
It should not have been illegal, and no we do not need the Government telling us who to date or who to marry, they are in our lives much too much.
Since skin color is not something you can choose, and it is not a moral issue, I don't know why it would be illegal. It certainly doesn't harm anyone else so it's not against the greater good of society.
Having said that, the founding fathers did believe that the states should be able to determine stuff like that. I'm not saying any state would have been right to do so, but they were supposed to be able to legislate for themselves. I just don't think they believed marriage to be a federal issue.
Ahhh...it's always only a matter of time before a Conservative brings out the "States Rights" issue.....after saying that they see no reason why it should be illegal.
Your last sentence is wrong, and you know it. They didn't want to stop interracial marriage because they didn't think it was a federal issue. They wanted to stop interracial marriage because they were a bunch of damn racists....pure and simple. The constitution as it relates to Federalism didn't have a damn thing to do with it.
It's always a scary thought when Conservatives talk about "states rights." I can always hear Strom Thurmond in the background.
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