[magellan]

Marriage is not, and never has been, a "right". Marriage has always been licensed and regulated by the states.

Any argument in favor that marriage is a right, and therefore not subject to restriction by the state, opens up all alternative forms of marriage (such as plural marriage and first cousin marriage) to not being restricted by the state.

There is no historical precedence for homosexual marriage, however there is significant historical precedence for plural marriage and first cousin marriage.

Despite such precedence, states have restricted marriage for centuries.

[Bodie Weider]

"There is no historical precedence for homosexual marriage, however there is significant historical precedence for plural marriage and first cousin marriage." . Too true. It would be bad enough if marriage were compromised by giving people a special right to intra-gender marriage, but doing so would also open the floodgates and allow for more definitions. We really can't let that happen. I'll probably have to include a bit about that in a chapter.