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neither are many things protected by law. LadyLorraine Send a noteboard - 16/07/2010 06:03:03 PM
by your seeming definition, anyways. But just because something is not specifically listed in the constitution as a right doesn't mean it isn't.

For one: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." That's straight from the constitution.

For another, LAW protects against discrimination. Of course the constitution itself doesn't declare you have a right to a particular job...but law still says you can't be kept from it by virtue of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. While not specifically stated, these laws have also been interpreted to include sexual orientation by The Office of Personnel Management. Additionally, it is also illegal to discriminate based on "genetic information", so depending on how one views the "cause" of homosexuality, it could be covered under this as well. This isn't meant to "prove" that the same applies to marriage. I'm giving an example of a right not stipulated in the constitution that is protected by federal law.

The argument against gay marriage is continuously a religious one, but this is not a religious matter. It's a legal matter and religious prejudices are not valid justification for legal discrimination. Your average homosexual couple is not asking for churches to be forced to marry them. They're asking for the same legal status of heterosexual couples.
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Spain? *NM* - 15/07/2010 10:28:31 PM 297 Views
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Looks like the USA is falling behind on human rights again. Hopefully it will spur further change. *NM* - 15/07/2010 10:48:43 PM 462 Views
"Again?" We were doing pretty well circa 1776, but since then maybe not so much. *NM* - 15/07/2010 11:33:49 PM 331 Views
Hahah. Touche. *NM* - 16/07/2010 01:08:39 AM 322 Views
Marriage is not now, nor has it ever been a "right". *NM* - 16/07/2010 12:41:21 AM 288 Views
you just really want someone to get into this with you, don't you? - 16/07/2010 01:14:16 AM 737 Views
Well it's true. - 16/07/2010 05:15:02 AM 699 Views
I realize it would be polite of me to answer that - 16/07/2010 02:50:30 PM 662 Views
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You might want to look up passive-aggressive. - 16/07/2010 05:32:07 PM 791 Views
You mean you don't have a right to get married? *NM* - 16/07/2010 02:50:46 PM 293 Views
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WRONG!!! - 16/07/2010 11:16:58 PM 726 Views
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you keep claiming that. Shouldn't you be able to prove you are right first? - 16/07/2010 05:29:43 PM 695 Views
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lol. *NM* - 16/07/2010 07:12:16 PM 285 Views
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It. Is. Still. Not. A. Right. *NM* - 16/07/2010 04:59:34 PM 314 Views
*Shrug* I view it as one. No amount of denial can change that. *NM* - 16/07/2010 05:40:32 PM 340 Views
neither are many things protected by law. - 16/07/2010 06:03:03 PM 743 Views
Lex Luthor says you are .... - 16/07/2010 11:20:50 PM 845 Views
Marriage has been a "left" then? - 16/07/2010 04:13:54 AM 703 Views
Haha that and you probably get a discount on your next one *NM* - 16/07/2010 05:15:28 AM 335 Views
*hi5s Argentina!* *NM* - 16/07/2010 11:22:19 AM 337 Views
good news - 16/07/2010 11:48:01 PM 723 Views

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