The definition of marriage: Oxford Dictionaries; noun 1the formal union of a man and a woman, typically recognized by law, by which they become husband and wife:a happy marriage the children from his first marriage the state of being married:women want equality in marriage (in some jurisdictions) a formal union between partners of the same sex. 2a combination or mixture of two or more elements:a marriage of jazz, pop, blues, and gospel (in pinochle and other card games) a combination of a king and queen of the same suit. Phrases by marriage as a result of a marriage:a distant cousin by marriage in marriage as husband or wife:he asked my father for my hand in marriage http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/marriage ************ Burton's legal Thesaurus MARRIAGE. A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought to exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage. Dig. 23, 2, 1; Ayl. Parer. 359; Stair, Inst. tit. 4, s. 1; Shelford on Mar. and Div. c http://burtonslegalthesaurus.com/ Who is going to change the definition to to make the equal protection clause violation?
Oh this was in response to Denny's prove it. Well the evidence is in the Bible, the Koran, the writings of Buddhist monks, the Oxford dictionary defines it and so does Burtion' Legal Thesaurus. But here is a question for you supporters of Gay marriage. If one of you decide to take a man' s 14 year old son or grandson in marriage as you undoubtedly claim you have equal protection to do, how long do you expect to live? It better not be mine, now does that make me a Gay rights bigot? Or just very truthful?
Everyone making a reasonable argument for marriage equality basically says the exact same qualifier of 'between consenting adults', so no they aren't claiming they should be able to marry your 14yr old son. Noone has said that, it's such a clear strawman that you should get an award for the stupidest fucking question about an idea that literally no one in this thread actually thinks is reasonable. Now if your son was 18 and gay, hopefully he finds a nice gentlemen that'll put a ring on his finger and feed him dick til jizz comes out of his eyeballs.
We simply disagree. When you have marriage for men and women and civil unions for everyone else under the rubric of government, then you have unequal rights. I say get marriage out of government and provide civil unions for all. That way we have the government treating everyone equally.
So the equal protection applies only as you see it. The other people can go pound sand, heh? Well I expect that will last until some one else feel they have an equal protection grievance. Here is the Bruton's definition of Marriage. "MARRIAGE. A contract made in due form of law, by which a free man and a free woman reciprocally engage to live with each other during their joint lives, in the union which ought to exist between husband and wife. By the terms freeman and freewoman in this definition are meant, not only that they are free and not slaves, but also that they are clear of all bars to a lawful marriage." The age of consent to Marriage varies from state to state and most prohibit close relatives. but why would that be problem for Gay cousins? Isn't that denial of equal protection? How about 16 year olds? Where is the equal protection for them?
Separate and unequal. Marriage for all. It's going to end up that way. May as well get used to the idea.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marriage a (1) : the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law (2) : the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage b : the mutual relation of married persons : wedlock c : the institution whereby individuals are joined in a marriage (2), b, and c for the win.
LOL Do you pause before you hit the POST button to even doubt how dumb some of your posts end up being on this board?
What???? LMAO at this thread. Germany circa 1936 says hello. I won't accept your semantic argument that individuals aren't government, either. Hitler was elected by Germans, and used the power of the government to discriminate against people What a stupid fucking post.
maxiep is ridiculous, too. It's like watching two people at a sanitarium argue about who is the most sane.
The world is a scary place. At some point you'll need to grow up and stop attending drug-infused music festivals if you want people to take you seriously as an adult. I'm sure you're a nice kid, but come on now.
What exactly does that have to do with this thread or anything in my post? I understand your hostility though, you're just jealous you can't go to drug-infused music festivals. Darn wife and kids!
Ha! If you are fortunate and survive long enough, you too may come to realize you don't need to go to a drug infuse festival. Live can be good, heh heh.
