Gay Marriage Should Be Federally Legalized

Thank you for your response. While it is correct that the 5th amendment does not guarantee total freedom for anyone to do whatever they want, it does protect equal liberties as ruled by the supreme court in The United States v. Windsor. Meaning you cannot provide one set of marriages benefits and then deny another set of marriages those same benefits, nor can they be discriminated against or treated as a second tier marriage under the law: "The power the Constitution grants it also restrains. And though Congress has great authority to design laws to fit its own conception of sound national policy, it cannot deny the liberty protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment." (1)The Supreme Court also define the "Due Process Clause" of the fifth amendment in a more broad manner. (2)In response to your claim that "It is a given fact that only a society that produces children and raises them properly survives." I would like to blatantly point out that, that is not true at all. That can be derived from both common sense and psychological studies. Let's start with the aspect of common sense- there are many heterosexual couples who commit child abuse, and who don't give their children proper attention and care. This depletes the argument that "only a society that produces children and raises them properly survives." There are also many single parents raising their children, and even children who have been raised poorly can still survive. It's a loving caretaker who treats their children properly, and teaches their children right from wrong that matters, not the gender of the parents.Also the fact that single parents are capable of raising their children also depletes the argument that their must be a mother or father figure, as said it's how the children are treated and raised that has an impact on them.Second, the psychological studies- While there have been many studies on this The American Academy of Pediatrics conducted a study which states:"Extensive data available from more than 30 years of research reveal that children raised by gay and lesbian parents have demonstrated resilience with regard to social, psychological, and sexual health despite economic and legal disparities and social stigma. Many studies have demonstrated that children's well-being is affected much more by their relationships with their parents, their parents' sense of competence and security, and the presence of social and economic support for the family than by the gender or the sexual orientation of their parents. Lack of opportunity for same-gender couples to marry adds to families’ stress, which affects the health and welfare of all household members. Because marriage strengthens families and, in so doing, benefits children’s development, children should not be deprived of the opportunity for their parents to be married. Paths to parenthood that include assisted reproductive techniques, adoption, and foster parenting should focus on competency of the parents rather than their sexual orientation." (3)I also raise the question to my opponent of the amount of regard that is given to thousands of same sex couples' children who are humiliated because their parents marriage are treated as a second class marriage, and are unable to receive the same benefits of those of heterosexual marriages. This was raised in the supreme court ruling:"By creating two contradictory marriage regimes within the same State, DOMA forces same-sex couples to live as married for the purpose of state law but unmarried for the purpose of federal law, thus diminishing the stability and predictability of basic personal relations the State has found it proper to acknowledge and protect. By this dynamic DOMA undermines both the public and private significance of state sanctioned same-sex marriages; for it tells those couples, and all the world, that their otherwise valid marriages are unworthy of federal recognition. This places same-sex couples in an unstable position of being in a second-tier marriage. The differentiation demeans the couple, whose moral and sexual choices the Constitution protects, and whose relationship the State has sought to dignify. And it humiliates tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples. The law in question makes it even more difficult for the children to understand the integrity and closeness of their own family and its concord with other families in their community and in their daily lives." (1)Because of these reasons there is ground to sue states for discrimination under the law for the constitution also protects equal liberties. Thank you, I await your response.Sources:(1) http://www.supremecourt.gov... (2) http://en.wikipedia.org...(3) http://pediatrics.aappublications.org...