The US federal goverment should legalize Same Sex Marriage

I thank my opponents response. Rc1: 1000 benefits What my opponent said is true, there are many benefits to homosexual marriage. [1] I would not call these benefits rights, but my opponent agree there are many benefits of marriage. The question that all pro gay-marriage advocates now must answer is why should the goverment give them these benefits? As I have stated the states interests are in procreation and homosexual couples can NEVER fulfill this interest. [2] Why is this a problem? Because the state now has no reason to confer these benefits to homosexual couples. It would help everyone if the goverment said no one pays taxes, but it's not in their interests to do this because it is not in their interest to do this. The government makes laws based off of it's interests, as homosexual marriage does not fulfill the interests the question now is why? Why would the goverment give these benefits away? Rc2: Discrimination I always enjoy refuting the most common claim made by SSM advocates. The reason is their wrong. My opponent says marriage is a right, ok let's call it a right for the purpose of this debate. OK, marriage is a right. Now, one now may assume with this information that hey its discrimination to not let them marry. This is false. Before we can claim marriage is a form of discrimination we must find what marriage is and what marriage entails. [3] If marriage only entails a man and a woman in holy matrimony no discrimination is occurring. [4] Marriage may be a right, but if same sex "Marriage" doesn't exist no discrimination occurs. [4] If we define marriage as between a man and a woman then say marriage is a right, then marriage in it's nature does not apply to homosexuals, therefore no discrimination occurs as the concept of gay "marriage" doesn't exist, therefore no right is deprived. [4] As marriage entails man and a woman by definition even if marriage is a right it doesn't apply to homosexuals because of that definition. Rc3: Why can't we? Before I fully refute what you are saying, I would like to point out your logic here is flawed. One reason we wont have both is as stated it will not fulfill the states interests. Ok now to refute your argument of it will not stop procreation, this is false. Once the Netherlands legalized SSM (10 years later) divorce rates are climbing, fertility rates dropping, and marriage rates declining. [5] Everything I said right there disproves your arguments. In countries that legalize SSM see declines in everything, fertility rates (linked to PROCREATION), marriage rates, and then an increase of divorce. [5] Basically everything you said wouldn't happen happened. Conclusion: My secular case against SSM stands unscathed and her case has been shot down, vote con. [1] http://www.nolo.com... [2] "Same Sex marriage: Should it be legalized?" By Alexander Adams, Sandia Preparatory school [3] Sherif Girgis, Robert P. George, and Ryan T. Anderson, "What is Marriage?" Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy [4] "one man, one woman, defending traditional marriage" Tim Hsiao Florida state university. [5] "HOW IS MARRIAGE DOING IN THE NETHERLANDS?" WIlliam C. Duncan