Same-sex Marriage:
Should It Be Legal Or Illegal?
In 2004 eleven states in the United States approved same-sex marriage as a constitutional heterosexual institution (CNN.com) Recently the issue of same sex marriage has been on the minds of Americans along with the puzzling question of whether or not it should be legal. The fight for same-sex marriage is still going strong, yet many people frown upon the idea of people of the same-sex marrying. They say it is unconstitutional, against the religion, and violates the laws of a regular marriage between a man and women. In Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” he speaks about his right and being treated unconstitutionally. Just like he expressed in his letter, gays and lesbians are trying to get across to the American public.
Same-sex marriage should be legal in all fifty states. The reasoning for same sex marriage to be illegal is not a good enough reason for gays and lesbians. If Congress were to......
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