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The New York Times
Friday, October 10, 2008 -- 12:17 PM ET
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Connecticut Ruling Overturns Ban on Same-Sex Marriage
Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making the state the third to legalize such unions.
Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na
Go to the link to see the Text of the Ruling, which in part read:
We conclude that, in light of the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians,1 and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody, the segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm. We also conclude that (1) our state scheme discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation, (2) for the same reasons that classifications predicated on gender are considered quasi-suspect for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the United States constitution, sexual orientation constitutes a quasi-suspect classification for purposes of the equal protection provisions of the state constitution, and, therefore, our statutes discriminating against gay persons are subject to heightened or intermediate judicial scrutiny, and (3) the state has failed to provide sufficient justification for excluding same sex couples from the institution of
marriage.
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I think the reason connecticut's ruling has gotten so much controvery is because it is a ruling that is breaking away from the traditional heterosexual marriage. I think same sex marriages are also a possible liability for the government in terms of public policy. Bush could marry Chaney and neither could testify against the other one in court. I see holes in the system with same-sex marriages not because i am against them but because I believe people will take advantage of them.
This post reminds me about my final discussion essay about the marriage among the homosexual people in an English class. When I was doing research about the part that how many people are accepting the legalizing of marriage between two same sex people, I found that most people are opposing the permission to marry of the gay men and lesbians. Most of people think that the marriage of same sex people is unmoral or evil. They thin that marriage is a holy thing that can not be abused by homosexual. This is a very old traditional thinking.
Some people frighten about that if the government legalizes the marriage of homosexual, this action will encourage more and more people to become homosexual. However, in fact the homosexual has been existing for a long time till now. And now the homosexual people are willing and having the courage to tell people that who they are. Therefore, no matter what policy the government release, the homosexual people still will be together because they love each other.
Some people accept homosexual but not agree with their marriage. They think that if homosexual people really loves each other, the marriage to them just an extra process to prove their love. However, some of the homosexual people said that marriage is a legally prove to both side. They need law to protect them on property and personal safety also. This is true. Homosexual people are marrying because of love, as same as the normal people. Therefore the Connecticut’s ruling maybe a good message to both homosexual and normal people.
I personally agree with anyone who is not in favor of same sex marriage. I think it is morally wrong for the same gender to marry. It may not be a law under that but I believe that God made man and woman for a reason and that reason being that a man and a woman marry is the justification and union society. I have nothing against gay people I just think that marriage is a step that they do not deserve because of the particular union between a man and woman. Having a same sex marriage would stop the population from expanding and it will also slow down the process of new life in our society. Maybe I am wrong for thinking the way I do but I am not fine with the union I believe was made by God to be broken just because people decide they want to be involved in same sex marriage. I think God put as on the world we called earth, so I think it is morally right to follow his union of marriage between a man and a woman. I believe everyone man as a special woman out their to go through the process of marriage and a loving life. That is how life is meant to be. I just think that Connecticut did not have a strong enough argument to keep the ban.
I personally don’t have anything against homosexuality. I think everyone has the right to choose their partners, and no one should decide for them. The fact that in our present society we have seen more and more homosexuals stand up for their rights doesn’t mean that suddenly people are becoming homosexuals. It is simply that back then homosexuality was not socially accepted because the idea of being gay or lesbian was a taboo. However, now people are less restricted to admit and be open about their sexuality and not they are as judged as they used to be back then.
Even though I think that homosexuals have the rights to be with whoever they want; I don’t think that they should legally get married. I think that God made women and men so that they could be each other’s companion in life. For this reason, I don’t think that something as sacred as marriage should not be forged by same sex marriage.
How did marriage begin in societies? Anyone have a clue? Did Adam marry Eve? There was no marriage in that time, no?
FROM WIKIPEDIA:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage
"Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that 'Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. Marriage shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending spouses.' The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam gives men and women the 'right to marriage' regardless of their race, colour or nationality, but not religion."
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