Liberty and Justice for All
Liberty and Justice for all
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Our constitutional rights are that we all have the same rights. We cannot be hired nor fired based on age, sex, religion, race, or sexual orientation. We cannot treat people differently for any reason if we do we are punished by our courts. The punishment given to those who discriminate is a severe punishment. We may be charged criminally with a measure eleven which has a mandatory minimum of 72 months (6 years) in prison measure eleven charges are not eligible for early release based on good behavior. I have to wonder why; neither the Federal Government nor the U.S. Supreme Court will look at gay marriage or domestic partnership the same as a traditional marriage. Gay marriage is not accepted and is not recognized. Making medical decisions for your partner in the horribly tragic situation that they cannot make their own decisions, custody of children in the event that one of the partners is no longer going to be around to raise the child, and being forced to testify against the one you love in the court of law; are just a few of the reasons why gay marriage should be legal Although there are many more reasons I do not have the space to go over all of them with you. I will then tell you why the Federal Government and the United States Supreme Court do not up-hold the same values that we are forced to follow in our lives, what can we do to change this, and why should we vote to change this. Making medical decisions is huge when your partner is unable to make their own decisions. This is a very difficult time in any person’s life and most couples whether they are gay or straight discuss what they want to happen in this situation even if there is not Last Will and Testament. With a straight marriage there is no question that the wife would make decisions for the husband and vice versa. There would be no other family member that could take this responsibility away from the healthy spouse; no family member would be
Word count: 2,299
Our constitutional rights are that we all have the same rights. We cannot be hired nor fired based on age, sex, religion, race, or sexual orientation. We cannot treat people differently for any reason if we do we are punished by our courts. The punishment given to those who discriminate is a severe punishment. We may be charged criminally with a measure eleven which has a mandatory minimum of 72 months (6 years) in prison measure eleven charges are not eligible for early release based on good behavior. I have to wonder why; neither the Federal Government nor the U.S. Supreme Court will look at gay marriage or domestic partnership the same as a traditional marriage. Gay marriage is not accepted and is not recognized. Making medical decisions for your partner in the horribly tragic situation that they cannot make their own decisions, custody of children in the event that one of the partners is no longer going to be around to raise the child, and being forced to testify against the one you love in the court of law; are just a few of the reasons why gay marriage should be legal Although there are many more reasons I do not have the space to go over all of them with you. I will then tell you why the Federal Government and the United States Supreme Court do not up-hold the same values that we are forced to follow in our lives, what can we do to change this, and why should we vote to change this. Making medical decisions is huge when your partner is unable to make their own decisions. This is a very difficult time in any person’s life and most couples whether they are gay or straight discuss what they want to happen in this situation even if there is not Last Will and Testament. With a straight marriage there is no question that the wife would make decisions for the husband and vice versa. There would be no other family member that could take this responsibility away from the healthy spouse; no family member would be
Cited: * Bidstrup, Scott. "Gay Marriage: The Arguments and the Motives". 7/17/2010 . * Bonner, Sean. "top 12 reasons against gay marriage". seanbonnerdotcom. 7/22/2010 . * Park, James. "Four Ways to Achieve Same-Sex Marriage". 7/22/2010 . * Robinson, B.A.. "Homosexuality and bisexuality". Religious Tolorance. 7/22/2010 .