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1. Summarize the article, and include relevant quotes.
2. Explain what Constitutional concepts are relevant. Some may be obvious, but others maybe more subtly related. Explain the Constitutional connection in your own words, but also reference the specific Article & Section or Amendment(s).
3. Explain what interests you about this article and/or the Constitutional connections you found.
This article is about same-sex marriage and the arguments about it pertaining to the US constitution. It talks about how the constitution was made to secure our rights.
"The fact remains that the Constitution was written to "...secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.""
This article also talks about how the religious view on the same-sex marriage doesn't count because in the constitution it states in the first amendment that congress can't do anything that goes with or against a religion
"The religious argument, however, is moot, thanks to the First Amendment, which states "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof…" It is thus that our forefathers sought to protect all Americans from the religious zealotry of a few,"
In this article it also talks about how in the constitution it says something about how if same-sex marriage happens in one state other states can't ignore that that happened.
Article Four of the Federal Constitution states:
The thing that interested me about this article is that the author says in the begining that he has looked at it from all the different angles and he still sees that same-sex marriage should be legal.
"There are many ways to look at this issue: personally, religiously, politically, emotionally, rationally, legally, even Constitutionally. As a person directly affected by the outcome of this national social debate, I have looked at it from all these angles. In so doing, I have found nothing at all which persuades me that there exists a rational reason to deny fully equal marital rights for same-sex couples."
I thought it was interesting that the constitution has so many different things in it that help actually supports same-sex marriage and people still fought to make it illegal.
"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.Article Four of the Federal Constitution states:
Clause 1: The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States."
"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof.Lastly this article says that in the constitution is says if one group is allowed to marry than so should the other groups.
Clause 1: The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States."
The thing that interested me about this article is that the author says in the begining that he has looked at it from all the different angles and he still sees that same-sex marriage should be legal.
"There are many ways to look at this issue: personally, religiously, politically, emotionally, rationally, legally, even Constitutionally. As a person directly affected by the outcome of this national social debate, I have looked at it from all these angles. In so doing, I have found nothing at all which persuades me that there exists a rational reason to deny fully equal marital rights for same-sex couples."
I thought it was interesting that the constitution has so many different things in it that help actually supports same-sex marriage and people still fought to make it illegal.
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