Marriage Equality
- abbyrosesugnet
- May 30, 2014
- 2 min read
It disturbs me to think about how many American citizens are still forbidden from getting married in their home state in 2014.
According to MSNBC, “Latta v. Otter was filed last November by the National Center for Lesbian Rights and private attorneys on behalf of four same-sex couples. Two were married in other states and are seeking recognition from the Idaho government, while the other two are hoping to wed in their home state.”
U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale has ruled that Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, but Republican Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has said he will spend whatever is necessary to defend Idaho’s constitutional ban.
Although I respect Governor Otter’s right to obtain and exercise his religious beliefs, religion is not meant to play a role in the legislative process.
Because Governor Otter is Catholic, he feels that same-sex marriage is a sin. However, a governor should not base his political actions upon his personal beliefs.
Allowing same-sex marriage in the state of Idaho will actually bring in more money for the state, which means that Governor Otter’s intentions are not what is best for his state.
The United States claims to have been the first nation to have no official state-endorsed religion, therefore religion should not influence government policy. Governor Otter has not given a specific reason why he wants to ban same-sex marriage, meaning that he has no good reason to do so except for his religious beliefs, which he cannot endorse as a politician.
The United States has become one of the world’s most civil righteous countries, in that equality has made an immense amount of progress since the American Revolution.
If interracial marriage was federally legalized in 1967, why is it that two people of the same gender still cannot marry in so many states? The movement for marriage equality began forty-seven years ago, so why are we still afraid of legalizing gay marriage?
The answer is religion. Same-sex marriage is a touchy subject because many Americans hold strict religious beliefs. However, why does this mean that everyone else has to suffer?
If you don’t agree in same-sex marriage, and they legalize it federally, it doesn’t mean you have to engage in it.
Most likely, same-sex marriage will not affect anyone who is not directly involved. The only people whom a federal same-sex marriage law would affect are the people who are seeking marriage equality.
In a time when holograms of deceased celebrities have been created for concerts, and when marijuana is on its way to being legalized, why haven’t so many loving couples been allowed to legally marry?
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