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Originally posted by Not Me
I still have yet to hear an argument in support of gay marriage that cannot also support plural marriage. Thanks for playing, though.
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Marriage is a traditional relationship between two people, forming into a distinct social unit that has much societal value. The expansion of this concept to "five guys, a girl and a giraffe" is an essential change in the entire concept, removing it from the realm of the recognition of the benefits of a pairing. Prohibiting people from entering into this pairing on the basis of characteristics that do not speak to this essential rationale, but are instead based on immutable characteristics subject to personal like or dislike, is a misuse of a state's power. The voiding of the laws prohibiting interracial sex and marriage did not change the fundamental nature of marriage, but instead merely made it available to all without regard for what became insupportable considerations.
