Gay marriage should be legal

I will therefore as the rules state rebuttal his Round 2. Though I do insist that in Round 4 I be granted to have the ability to rebuttal Round 4. I insist this because in the last Round I will be stuck in having one chance to rebuttal Rounds 4 and 5. The reason my opponent is not able to rebuttal my last Round is because he made the claim and I oppose it. The claim must first be made before I can oppose it therefore the opposition should always be last. I think all Rounds should be available for rebuttal. Contention 1: It harms and infringes on rights. I disagree with my opponents assessment. Same-sex marriage fringes on the rights of the religious who feel that it is immoral. If same-sex marriages are allowed then taxes must be paid by the many religious people who will be paying taxes on something that is religiously immoral to them and by doing so would infringe on their religious rights. [1] The anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) may cost the federal budget more than $6 billion from 2005 to 2014. DOMA was signed into law in 1996. [6] Same-sex marriage also harms children and children are very impermissible. By seeing a gay couple it automatically throws confusion into their understanding of how normal society functions in marriage. It is necessary for children to be taught that men and women are the normal process or society could no longer produce children. [3] Contention 2: Legalizing gay marriage affects the federal government My opponent contends that you do not have to take part in same-sex marriages but that is untrue. The public would have to pay taxes for it and also be socially attached to it. To legalize same-sex marriage would be agreeing that it is equal to heterosexual marriage and it is not. Same-marriage can't equal the parenting or the rearing of children. [3] "The Congressional Budget Office estimated in 2009 that extending employment benefits such as health insurance to same-sex domestic partners of federal employees would cost the federal government $596 million in mandatory spending and $302 million in discretionary spending between 2010 and 2019. "[5] One of the architects of Social Security, Abraham Epstein, said,"[T]he American standard assumes a normal family of man, wife, and two or three children, with the father fully able to provide for them out of his own income. "[4] Contention 3: If same-sex couples enter into committed, monogamous relationships it would reduce the spread of STDs among gays. If agree that monogamous relationships reduce the spread of STDs but this has no value for allowing same-sex marriage. A gay couple can simply remain together without marriage and achieve the same effect. Contention 4: Same-sex couples can adopt children but can't raise them as well as opposite-sex couples. It is clear from the research that fathers and mothers have a critical role to play in the lives of their children. [2] We have determined that in the less than premier situation same-sex couples can provide homes for children. In the premier situation it is always both a male and female parents that gives the most positive results. This argument also does nothing for same-sex marriage because single gay people can adopt children. Discrimination: There is already discrimination laws for homosexual people. If someone harasses or harms a homosexual then they should be prosecuted. [7] No one by law is allowed to discriminate against any homosexual. Argument: What is Marriage? Since we are looking for same-sex marriage to be legalized by our government then it should fit the definition for marriage by our government. Same-sex marriage doesn't fit that definition. If the law were to be passed then the definition must change but then same-sex marriage would be equal as heterosexual marriage and it is not. [3] Until that definition is changed then I do not see how same-sex marriage can be legalized. No legal right If same-sex marriage does not fit the proper definition established by our government then what right do they have to claim discrimination? Common issue discrimination as work and social have their laws but marriage is not the same issue. Same-sex marriage attempts to take the definition of a marriage and warp it into any meaning. Without the proper child raising skill and ability as both a mother and father then how can it be equal with traditional marriage? Without the ability to produce children to further society how can it be equal to traditional marriage? Social Norms There are many social norms that have changed in the past. Ones like racism and homosexuals. We can see that such discrimination's are unjust. But we can not even determine if discrimination has occurred here because same-sex marriage doesn't properly fit the definition of marriage. Society has accepted the right for homosexuals and it has come a long way but one thing they can ever do is produce the same effect as both a father and mother. Therefore it is unjust to the rights of heterosexuals and the religious. It is a norm of society to be religious and it is a norm of religion that homosexuality is immoral. By legalizing same-sex marriage you then trample the rights of those people of Islam, Christianity, Judaism and many others. Loss of meaning Then therefore if marriage is legalized then the meaning of marriage is lost. Marriage can not just be redefined like it means nothing. The point here is that male and female have been the definition of marriage since its conception. The reason for that is because of rearing of civilization and the parenting from both mothers and fathers of that civilization. Conclusion: The conclusion is that same-sex marriage can not fill the example of traditional marriage therefore should not be legalized. Other methods can be took for same-sex couples without the full term of marriage as heterosexual couples therefore it should not be legalized. Back to Pro! Sources: [1] . http://townhall.com... [2] . http://fatherhood.about.com... [3] . http://www.truenews.org... [4] . http://www.frc.org... [5] . http://www.learnvest.com... [6] . http://americablog.com... [7] . http://en.wikipedia.org...