| Show Stay Out of My Personal Life Nick Parker Opinion Editor Gay marriage is one of the hottest topics as of late Since the president has announced his approval of a proposed amendment banning gay marriage marriage marriage mar mar- the entire country has been up in arms about this controversy Campaigns are being fought on both sides of the opinionated spectrum Some say that the sanctity of marriage marriage marriage mar mar- can only be upheld by enforcing heterosexual unions Others believe the old adage To each his own The way I see it the homosexual homosexual homosexual homo homo- sexual community will soon in probably about a decade or two be considered as just another niche in the American landscape much like African Americans who faced comparable comparable comparable compa compa- rable discrimination So why deny rights to a group that will eventually be accepted into the mainstream community community community along with everyone else Such a measure should not be taken at the national level Such social issues shouldn't be a concern for the tion If the issue has to be debated and regulated though in that sense the only true regulation would equal discrimination and unfair punishment for a non-harmful non crime it should be done so soon soon soon on a state or county level The only social issues ever brought into constitutional amendment were the protection protection protection tion of religious choice and freedom of speech amend amend- ment 1 the right to vote for any citizen above the age of 18 amendments 26 and 15 the end of slavery amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment 13 and prohibition amendment 18 The former amendments had empowering results but the latter prohibition tion law was the only repressive repressive repressive sive of the few It was later repealed There is no way in which this amendment could be pos pos- All that could possibly be done is to restrict the happiness happiness happiness hap hap- of others Another provision in the bill not only restricts the rights of gay marriages but also equivalent civil unions such as financially motivated roommates searching for marriage marriage marriage mar mar- benefits Some say that homosexuality homosexual homosexual- ity is wrong and that it is immoral What place has morality ever had in the American Constitution The laws are not here to say what is right and wrong on a moral level but to regulate on a legal level Making this a law would only bring forth similar laws to ban smoking drinking drinking drinking drink drink- ing premarital sex Sabbath violations and other moral corruptions from the minds of the religious right Besides how is it hurting you if John and James are happy together er So US U.S. government stay out of my personal life and the personal lives of my peers Your job is to make life safer pleasurable and more profitable for Americans not notto notto notto to say what we can and cannot cannot cannot can can- not do with our personal lives |
