Gay Marriage Amendment

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer discusses that Congress should not adopt a resolution calling for an amendment to the United States Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. The writer maintains that such an amendment is not necessary to address any real problem and would cause problems. Further, the writer argues that this is a political ploy. In addition, the writer maintains that such an amendment would jeopardize the separation of church and state. The writer concludes that the Federal Marriage Amendment is not needed practically, may cause unexpected problems, is a cynical political ploy, undercuts the judiciary, would jeopardize the separation of church and state and should not be adopted.

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"Further, Chapman finds strong practical arguments for gay marriage. It will not increase unfettered sex. Sex, fettered or unfettered at one's preference, is easily and abundantly available. Given liberal divorce laws, many children already live outside the idealized mom-and-daddy family, and others are suffering because their parents do not divorce when they should. If children are better off when their parents marry, and adults generally build more stable relationships in which to raise children if they commit themselves to marriage, how are the children of gay couples better off if their parents barred from marrying? Proponents of the Federal Marriage Amendment leave these questions frustratingly unaddressed."

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Bush Calls for Ban on Same-Sex Marriages." CNN.com. 25 Feb. 2004, accessed, December 7, 2006. Available at <http:// www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/24/elec04.prez.bush.marriage>.
• Chapman, Steve. "Is Gay Marriage a Threat to Marriage." Chicago Tribune on the Web. Nov. 5, 2006, accessed Dec. 7, 2006. <http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-0611050398nov05,1,4324062.column?coll=chi-opinionfront-hed>.
• Cox, Stanley. E. "Nine Questions About Same-Sex Marriage Conflicts." New England Law Review 40 (2006):361-408.
• Dobbs, Lou. "Gay Marriage Amendment Sheer Nonsense." CNN.com. June 6, 2006, accessed December 7, 2006. Available at <http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/06/dobbs.june7/index.html>. Internet.
• House Joint Resolution 56, 108th Cong, 1st Sess.

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