[FUMETTI]

Nice try: the Love vs. Virginia ruling in 1967 re: interracial marriage does not say at all that marriage is a RIGHT. It is a privledge like driving. Some felons cannot get married in prison. Mental patients cannot get married except in extreme conditions.

Here is a point to show marriage is not a RIGHT....

I wanted to get married at 25 but now I am 35 and still have not found anyone that I want to spend the rest of my life with, despite trying hard.

"Hey but it is MY RIGHT to get married...where is my woman? Bring her here so I can down on my knee and propose, dammit!"

RIGHT!

That makes no sense, huh?

It is up to a woman to agree to the marriage; thus it is not a right to marry, but a distinct priveledge with conditions.

[Kahonek]

"Love vs. Virginia ruling in 1967 re: interracial marriage does not say at all that marriage is a RIGHT."

Interesting post. People disagree on this issue. However, I don't think you'll find me arguing that marriage is a right on this thread.

[Modernman]

wanted to get married at 25 but now I am 35 and still have not found anyone that I want to spend the rest of my life with, despite trying hard.

"Hey but it is MY RIGHT to get married...where is my woman? Bring her here so I can down on my knee and propose, dammit!"

That's a strawman. Just because you have a certain right, doesn't mean that anyone or anything has to facilitate your enjoyment of that right. You have the right to free speech, but that doesn't mean anyone has to listen to you.

It is up to a woman to agree to the marriage; thus it is not a right to marry, but a distinct priveledge with conditions

Rights have nothing to do with the interactions between private individuals. When we talk about a constitutional right, we're talking about something the government cannot take away from you. In this situation, just because you can't find someone to marry you doesn't mean the government has violated your rights.