Great idea. The government never should have been involved anyway. They only did so they could turn it into a revenue source.
So I agree, get the government out of all things connected to family matters. It should be something between people and God.
Good. Marriage is none of the states business.
L
If you're gay and happen to find a church that will marry you, then fine you're married within that church.
So if Alabama doesn’t have marriage then Alabama will not have homosexual marriage. What will the liberals say about this turn of events????
Alabama surrenders.
Way to go Bama. Your getting as good as North Carolina
But then again, the liberal Federal government will find a way!!
This could potentially turn the entire Internal Revenue Code on its head. What happens if 17 related people in Alabama and sign a contract that calls themselves "married," then all try file tax returns as "married, filing jointly?"
Next:
Get The State out of care for orphans, etc.
Separate The State and Education.
The 9th and 10th amendments and the U.S. Constitution at large has to demonstrate a clear and present danger, watered down to a compelling state interest for exercising any power over not specifically addressed in the Constitution.
Originally, the compelling state interest was the welfare of children, but after gay adoption was normalized, the only way remaining to maintain the Rule of Law has been for the States to simply get out of the marriage business.
People can contract together for any purpose, guided by contract law, under free association. It would also take heat off the Churches, allowing them to witness and perform ceremonies without the State having any interest aside from contract courts.
Prenups would be all the state had any remaining business becoming involved in.
It might teach the liberal scolds the difference between government and "society." A lot of people need to learn the difference.
Since marriage is a church sacrament, the government shouldn’t have ever been involved.
How does this help anything? They’re still “officiated” before a government representative.
"Under SB143, the state would record same-sex marriages."
This bill does nothing to protect marriage.
Excellent idea
The next thing they should do is get out of the business of divorce. If the couple freely choses to enter into a union that states “until death do us part” then the state should have no authority to nullify that contract. If you do not like that provision then do not put it into your marriage contract. The introduction of no-fault divorce, which the states have imposed upon all marriages, basically outlawed marriage as it had be understood in the West (dare I say Christendom) for over a thousand years.
I fully support this move, but it must be pointed out that a lot of entities require a marriage license as proof of marriage. Most employers that offer family insurance - the insurance company asks for a marriage license before providing spousal coverage. Hopefully this law takes this into account.
My vote is for a Braveheart wedding, with a happier ending, hopefully.