Argues in favor of the right to marry for same sex couples or homosexuals based on the fourteenth amendment and precedents set in past supreme court cases.
Title: Argues in favor of the right to marry for same sex couples or homosexuals based on the fourteenth amendment and precedents set in past supreme court cases.
Category: /Recreation & Sports
Details: Words: 3933 | Pages: 14 (approximately 235 words/page)
Argues in favor of the right to marry for same sex couples or homosexuals based on the fourteenth amendment and precedents set in past supreme court cases.
Category: /Recreation & Sports
Details: Words: 3933 | Pages: 14 (approximately 235 words/page)
One of many heated controversies today is whether or not marriage licenses should be issued to couples of the same sex. Supporters and homosexuals point to the Equal Protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to strengthen their stance. The clause reads: "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall... nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The equal protection clause guarantees equal treatment under the law …showed first 75 words of 3933 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 3933 total…up as other children. Not only that, couples of the same-sex are as committed to each other and able to lead long lasting relationships as opposite-sex couples. And lastly, the all too often reliance on religion to back up why homosexual unions should be banned is as void of substance, not to mention, as piteous as the excuse for why interracial marriage should be banned; the Bible prohibits it, therefore it is unnatural and immoral.