Summary Of Decline And Fall Of The Case Against Same Sex Marriage
The excerpt written by Andrew Koppelman, “The Decline and Fall of the Case Against Same-Sex Marriage,” is a strong stand against those opposed to gay-marriage. Koppelman shows the powerful legal and moral case for gay equality, but argues that courts cannot and should not impose it. Koppelman argues that gay-marriage should be a right to all and believes that those that don’t believe gays have rights are “tongue tied.” Others argue that gay-marriage is wrong because it demeans the sanctity of the word marriage and makes a mockery of God’s creation of man and woman to procreate. Koppelman refutes this idea and many more in favor of the ban against gay-marriage by showing how others sexual preference should influence another’s household. Koppleman’s first premise is letting the
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The first debate is a normative debate concerning “What relationships are intrinsically valuable. The second debate is an administrative debate concerning “What relationships between persons ought to be given legal recognition.” Koppelman’s second premise is that those opposed to gay-marriage cannot be sustained on moral ground claiming that “Homosexual relations are intrinsically wrong.” Koppelman’s third premise is that marriage law should be constructed to accommodate everyone, he claims that the state has enacted a “One size fits all default rules,” making it difficult for every different outcome to succeed. Koppelman’s forth premises is that the most successful heterosexual couples and their gay counterparts, claiming that homosexual’s love different from a heterosexual couple having their children inferior. Koppelman refutes this view by showing that “gay households have stable loving households of their own and are raising children very competently.” Koppelman’s fifth premise is the there is not enough evidence to show that legalizing gay-marriage will destroy the world’s view of the word marriage and family. In Summary, Koppelman shows why he believes same sex marriage should be
The first debate is a normative debate concerning “What relationships are intrinsically valuable. The second debate is an administrative debate concerning “What relationships between persons ought to be given legal recognition.” Koppelman’s second premise is that those opposed to gay-marriage cannot be sustained on moral ground claiming that “Homosexual relations are intrinsically wrong.” Koppelman’s third premise is that marriage law should be constructed to accommodate everyone, he claims that the state has enacted a “One size fits all default rules,” making it difficult for every different outcome to succeed. Koppelman’s forth premises is that the most successful heterosexual couples and their gay counterparts, claiming that homosexual’s love different from a heterosexual couple having their children inferior. Koppelman refutes this view by showing that “gay households have stable loving households of their own and are raising children very competently.” Koppelman’s fifth premise is the there is not enough evidence to show that legalizing gay-marriage will destroy the world’s view of the word marriage and family. In Summary, Koppelman shows why he believes same sex marriage should be