Adrienne Morris states her opinion on gay marriage and how the 14th Amendment is the means for the ratification of legal gay marrriage. She starts by proving that homosexuals are discriminated against to a point that they are denied their right to marriage. Then she states that this discrimination takes place due to the majority opposition. It is implied that the 14th Amendment was put into place to protect such a scenario: the rights of citizens cannot be limited out of discrimination and opposition.
It is my personal belief that sexual orientation is not determinned to be a factor of discrimination in the constitution for the founding fathers were not concerned of the such. I do not think that gay marriage should be legalized in America, and I, personally, do not think that it is supported in the 14th amendment.
The article by Adrienne Morris is found at the following link:http://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/mailbag/gay-marriage-and-the-th-amendment/article_997a96b9-f7b9-5aae-82f6-9146fb29e079.html
I think that the 14th amendment does support equal opportunity for marriage. After all, if you said "African Americans can only marry whites, not other African Americans" that would be a clear violation of the amendment. The founding fathers weren't concerned about same-sex marriage, but they also owned slaves and thought women shouldn't vote, so they probably wouldn't agree with the 14th amendment in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI truly don't think that gay marriage should be legalized in the U.S because yes it is a minority of people that are gay but if you look at it, they aren't really dicriminated against. There aren't any laws saying that gays can't do certain things, there are no signs saying no gays allowed. They are made fun of and looked down on by some people but it isn't really enough or anything near what has been supported by the fourteenth amendment.
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