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The supreme court precedent in Loving is that states can't deny marriage based on race. That's the law of the land. You claim, argue, believe, that it's also precedent for ssm. Since most states and the feds don't recognize ssm, your wishful thinking is yet to be realized. Clearly ssm isn't a right except in a handful of states.
And that same precedent is already being used in the federal courts for SSM. It's quite easy to change nothing in the Loving opinion except the word race to sex, and it will equally apply to SSM cases. That's how ridiculously close the 2 cases are from a legal standpoint.
I love my cat - she loves me. Should we be allowed to get married and have it sanctioned by the state?
The animal, small child, furniture as a spouse argument is the dumbest one. To get married you need consent and a SIGNED document provided by whatever department in the state or county or city that is required.
If that is really the best you have then please just cancel your C-D account, coat yourself in catnip and have a blast with whiskers.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voters have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as a union between a man and a woman, making it the 30th state to adopt such a ban.
With 35 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial returns showed the amendment passing with about 58 percent of the vote to 42 percent against.
In the days before the vote, members of President Barack Obama's cabinet expressed support for gay marriage and former President Bill Clinton recorded phone messages urging voters to reject the amendment.
Meanwhile, supporters ran their own ad campaigns and church leaders urged Sunday congregations to vote for the amendment. The Rev. Billy Graham was featured in full-page newspaper ads supporting the amendment.
Certainly a lot fewer bigots than I would have thought.
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