Get the Government Out of Marriage

Today we received the HUGE news that DOMA or the defense of marriage act has been struck down by the supreme court.  This brings about much debate as to the significance of this ruling.  First and foremost the entire idea of the bill is completely unconstitutional as the constitution has no bearing on marriage.  Due to the fact that Bill Clinton signed this bill into law nearly 10 years ago we have since had been debating the validity of this law. 

Regardless of how this law is interpreted, the bill is entirely unconstitutional and it is a victory that it has been somewhat revoked.  Notice I say somewhat...  This is the case because the Supreme Court did rule on the law by explaining that it is indeed unconstitutional, although they left it up to the states to determine the validity of the law. This ruling is also a victory for the constitutionalist as they recognized state sovereignty.

We must also address proposition 8 in California which is now coming into play as a result of the ruling today.  There has been word that they are trying to overturn the revocation of this proposition as it had been recently voted down.  This is where it gets frustrating, the left always says the people should be heard.  This is an instance where the people decided, but they decided against the progressive agenda and the progressives can't stand it.  Therefore they are stomping their feet like little children and complaining about how they are going to get their way anyway. PATHETIC!!!

There is another major point of concern in regards to the ruling handed down today.  Now that DOMA has been ruled upon, it is only a matter of time before the progressives attempt to make it mandatory that religious institutions accept gay marriage even if it goes against everything they stand for.  Mark my words this is their overall goal and they will attempt to accomplish this by removing tax exempt status from the religious institutions if they don't comply.  This is where we conservatives and constitutionalists must keep up the fight as the left continues to attack all forms of religion in this country in an attempt to break down the societal structure that has held us together since this country was founded.

Regardless of your stance on the issue posed by DOMA it is indeed an unconstitutional law and a victory that is has been somewhat overturned.  While this is the case we must realize that the government shouldn't have any say in marriage whatsoever.

YoungConservative
@Steve0423

Marriage Equality and the Constitution

With all of the hullabaloo over the Supreme Court addressing same sex marriage, I can’t help but educate both progressives and liberals as to the Constitutionality of this issue.  First and foremost, both DOMA (the defense of marriage act) and what the Supreme Court is hearing right now, the marriage equality issue, are both unconstitutional.

Nowhere in the Constitution does it say anything about marriage and whether or not marriage should be between a man and a woman or any combination of the two. As with many other issues, the federal government attempts to tackle an issue such as this that should fall within parameters set forth by the fourth amendment.  The fourth amendment ensures the federal government only addresses issues that pertain to the United States Constitution.  As a result it should be up to each individual state to decide how to handle same sex marriage.  

Another aspect of this issue I fear greatly is if this passes the Supreme Court is the idea that the federal government will then assume they have the power to decide whether or not religious institutions should honor same sex marriage, even if it is against their beliefs. The federal government could leverage religious institutions tax exempt status and threaten to revoke that status if they do not honor this.

This is why we must fight to get this issue and ones like this out of the Supreme Court and back to the individual states as the Constitution intended.  If we do not see this issue for what it is, more and more issues like this will be presented before the Supreme Court which will continue to erode away the foundational values this country was built upon.