Irony: As of 1961, there were 16 states with anti-interracial laws still on the books. Two people who wouldn't have been allowed to marry back then (in those states) are the parents of the man now elected to run the country. So now, the gay community sees it all over again. California, Florida, and Arizona voters decide to tell people how they can love each other. Watch as Keith Olbermann gives an emotional defense.
While I believe marriage is not a "right" from a libertarian perspective, the government should be out of marriages completely, and only recognizing all as "civil unions" for tax/property purposes if necessary. The question is not "should gays be allowed to marry?", but "why should ANYONE ask permission of the government to marry?". That's the only way I see this resolved. I didn't want to apply for a marriage license....it's a contract between two consenting adults; the government is merely an intruding third party.
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