9th Circuit Court of Appeals: Still looney after all these years

[myotch]

(02-10-2012 03:31 AM)Tooktheredpill Wrote:  When did civilization begin, in your opinion?

Opinion doesn't have anything to do with it. I think they have dated earliest cities and cultural innovation at around 10,000 years ago. It may have been earlier, especially if you want to count South American societies.

Quote:What criteria? And how would the interests of the state be undermined by the legalization of gay marriage?

In all states, brother and sister cannot marry. In most states, first cousins can't marry. All states have laws regarding age. All states have anti-polygamy laws.

State interest in regulating marriage is, of course, to determine the ability to consent, the natural safety of the family unit against birth defects, and finally, to maintain the integrity and tradition of the institution of marriage, as we can also see in the case of plural marriage.

What if brother and/or sister are unable to procreate, and each enjoy their incestuous relationship? They still cannot marry.

What if a 14 year old really wants to marry her 18 year old boyfriend? Most state laws determine she is, as of now, unable to consent.

What if one has the ability, means, will, and enough interest of the people of the opposite sex to enter into a plural marriage? Polygamy is still against the law.

Effectively, no one can stop the eager siblings from going at it in the hay loft, no one can stop the 14 year old from having sex or even emotional attachment with her 18 year old boyfriend. And polygamous marriages skirt the law through divorce laws and non-traditional, off-the-books marital agreements.