“It is wrong for a gov’t to decide what is marriage”
That’s arguable. The people can decide, especially in the sovereign states.
We can all agree that the word “marriage” needs to be taken back. 2 or more homosexuals are not a “marriage”. It’s a soulless legal arrangement.
The people gave the gov’t the power to decide what is marriage. That didn’t work out so well. Perhaps the next time people want to enshrine a religious act in law, they will think about the long-term consequences.
Govt can grant legal status to citizens. I dont care if it is two or twenty two.....its a contract that anyone can create.
Then, organized religions would be the ones defining the word marriage.......as it should be.
I think the government cannot butt out of the definition Too much eval and other status considerations.
It would seem government and regions could define marriage or juts about anyone else. Since the issue seems to me to boil down to legal and contractual issues, the people (the government) could make the decisions.
Two issues with that:
We voted on the definition in some states and judges overturned the vote. That;s wrong and needs to be undone.
Since there are contractual issues, how can we deal with different definitions in different states. When people move from one state to another the receiving state has an obligation to honor the contract established in the other state. IIRC. So, it may need to be a federal definition.