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Originally Posted by cnredd
Depends on what they're asking...Not everything is a civil right...
Their civil rights should be 100% protected...But not everything one CALLS a "civil right" is actually a civil right...
So if ANY group wants 15 things, but only 8 of them are legitimate civil rights, then those 8 should be GUARENTEED under the constitution...
But the other 7 AREN'T guaranteed and should be debated and legislated...
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Marriage is a right. You have the right to get married. Saying that you cannot marry another man is gender discrimination. cnredd, you are being discriminated against, yet because it does not effect you, you don't care.
Incest is illegal, homosexuality is not. Before incestuous marriage could even be brought up in a debate, the legality of said relationship would have to be challenged. Legalizing same sex marriage would give incestuous relationships no more of a foothold towards legality than they already have.
Beastiality is also illegal. Polygamy breaks the rules... marriage is between two people. Personally, I would have no problem with legalizing polygamy, but it is a non-issue.
Supreme Court “ Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man," fundamental to our very existence and survival.... ” The rest of teh quote goes on to talk about inter-racial marriage... but what is truly important in this context is the defining of marriage as a civil right.