Gay Marriage Should be Legal

For some time now, this has been a debate I've had a rash to get involved in as well. I'm glad I finally found one to accept, notwithstanding being on the opposite side of what I had hoped and that I had planned to have a bit more debating experience on DDO before having such a debate. However, this topic will be more than sufficient to satisfy me, so I thank you for starting this debate.Now, I'm very aware that few have ever won this debate on my side, making it extremely difficult for me, but that's part of the reason I accepted. For my first few arguments, I'll be very cliché with things I'm sure you've heard already, things I'm sure you've already got a reply for I find them to be weak arguments myself. However, I will still make my best attempt to keep this debate interesting.Obligation of the Highest OrderWe are the People, and we must, as a whole, be consensual as the governed. If we strongly dislike something the government does, we retaliate. For instance, when MegaUpload was taken down, we did something.[1]So, the most common political idea is the obligation that they hold themselves to, correct? As you said, there are "a lot of people who want gay marriage legal" and we should get it for this reason. The majority. We'll ignore the two-thirds rule as it doesn't apply to us.Now, that means that if the majority of the people want less laws and less government control[2], we'd be obstructing the foundation of Democracy to defy it. 54% want a smaller government. That's more people than the amount of people supporting gay marriage.The government, the people of the highest order, need to step down a smidge, and that does not mean enforcing extra rulings for us Commoners and laymen. That does not mean adding more laws, whether they involve matrimony and human relationships or our economic contributions.In other words, there shouldn't be laws resembling: "If you're in a certain state that is deemed to have a strong, natural incentive (marriage), it is necessary to have an incentive created through a law such as this one stating that insurance is cheaper when you're married." In this way, it becomes unnatural as people may search for this in a superficial fashion. "Nobody is more deserving of care than those deemed in a state provoked from a natural incentive, and will therefore be logged for being in such a state." So, being that Americans don't want legal matters involved in marriage at all, it's unfair to say that we ought to let these matters interfere with the marriage of homosexuals as well. The Interest of the State So, maybe you're not an Individualist. Maybe you're a Statist. How does gay marriage benefit the state? If your potential for having children rises, the state is interested. It helps the statistics. The state knows what to expect. It does not help to know that two people, who have an extremely low chance of creating a child, are emotionally bonded. It's nice. It's not necessary. They can't account for every single emotional bond ever. Even Facebook can't do that. "Friends? Single? Open? Complicated!?!?" So, whether you're a Democrat or Republican, whether you're an Individualist Anarchist or an Authoritarian Statist, it appears intuitive that this is not a sound legislature. The People have spoken and they don't want it. The State has Spoken and they don't want it. So, instead of trying to label everyone as something just so you can make something beautiful simple, let's just enjoy it for what it is. I tried my best, and I certainly hope my opponent will put as much effort into his next round as I did with mine. Thank you. http://techcrunch.com... http://www.presstv.ir...