Legallizing Gay Marriage Nationally

#1: The Constitution "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States." - Article 4 Section 2 (1) The Government has a duty to its people. To protect them against unjust laws and maintain equality amongst them. What goes for one, goes for all. Yet, Anti-Gay Marriage laws only restrict gays from marrying. What about Atheists? They can marry. (2) Even Hindu can marry!! (3) Yet, you continue to attack strictly gays. I get that you want marriage to be seen as you see it, Christian. And though I do not agree, you could at least go for a law stating that the marriage ceremony is to be respected/seen as Christian, instead of excluding a single group of people. As if gay people didn't have enough hate thrown at them everyday by friends, strangers, and family alike, this law has made them feel more like outcasts, unwanted. And while they may indeed be unwanted by one religion, it doesn't mean they should be excluded by their own government. I have heard people say, " Gays are evil. The fact that a law has been passed against them is proof enough," They are now able to use government as support for their religion. My point is, not only is the government supposed to protect us, but we are supposed to protect each other. [1] http://www.usconstitution.net... [2] http://www.dispatch.com... [3] http://www.thehindu.com... #2: The Civil Union First of all, only SIX states have civil unions. If civil unions were such a great solution to this issue, there wouldn't still be an issue, and more states would have adopted it. Yet, over TEN states recognize same sex marriage as legal (1). Also, civil unions do not offer the same legal benefits as marriage. You cannot sponsor your spouse for immigration, you cannot file for joint tax returns, and many more things. Out of the thousand plus benefits that come with heterosexual marriages, only some are given to civil unions. (2) [1] http://www.ncsl.org... [2] http://lesbianlife.about.com... #3: The Slippery Slope There is a very significant difference between gay marriages and the types of marriages you listed. Gay marriage is opposed by a large sum of people because their RELIGION is against it. Child marriage, animal marriage, etc. are opposed because they are IMMORAL. Children aren't allowed to marry because they are too young to be making serious commitments, you aren't allowed to marry an animal because it could be seen as forcing/abusing an animal since you would have no way of getting consent from the animal, especially if attempting to commit bestiality, and you aren't allowed to have several partners because marriage(or any uniting ceremony likewise)'s whole purpose is to promise to remain faithful and devoted which one is not if they are with one person one night, and another the next. So, as you can see, each of these types of marriages have legitimate, and universal reasons for not being legal. To sum it all up, anti-gay marriage laws are prejudice to gays, civil unions are still second-hand to marriage and so are not seen as an equal solution, and legalizing gay marriage will have no effect on our view of other marriages and their immoralities. Therefore, gay marriage should be legalized nationally.