To: ellery; Snuffington
The state has already supplanted religion. All priests who perform wedding ceremonies are notary publics. The may marry you in a religious capacity but the marriage license is signed in their notary (government) capacity. No government entititly recognizes a religion only marriage.
The way around religion only is in states with common law marriage. But those are procedures are systems which vary from state to state. Additionally it is tissue thin easy to repudiate such a marriage.
What is really being missed by the homosexuals is that they already have the means to contract. The can enter into a contract for domestic relations. The contract can be whatever they want BUT the institution of marriage. Pravatly they can contract, it is society and the public at large that has established the marriage as one man and one woman.
Final note, it is not mob rule to amend the constitution. It is a process. As a society and a democratic based Republic it is the means we set the rules of the society.
To: longtermmemmory
Have heard any comments from President Bush or VP Cheney on this proposed Amendment?
445 posted on
07/01/2003 12:44:42 AM PDT by
Ken H
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