Gay Marriage Is Good For America

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On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to marry. Many conservative groups do NOT agree with this decision. The gay marriage debate has been simmering for as long as I can remember. The four articles I have selected give information from four different perspectives including that of liberals, conservatives, homosexuals, and orthodox Jews. With so many differing opinions, one can understand why it's been so hard for the nation to come to agree on this issue. In an article titled "Witch Hunt in the Golden State", David N. Bass sheds light on on his opinion that same-sex marriage activists are using nonsensical methods of defending their case. According to the article, the US 9th Circuit of Appeals received a request from two homosexual couples that would force the campaigners againt gay marriage to make their private communications during the campaign available to the public. This, an attorney for the two homosexual couples believes, would make it apparent that the campaign against same sex marriage used an unfair method of invoking fear that both traditional marriage and society as a whole would collapse if gay marriage were allowed. On the other hand, attorneys for the advocates of traditional marriage believe that being forced to give out their internal communications during the Proposition 8 campaign would be an infringement on the freedom of speech and the unwritten rules of politics. The author goes on to say that gay marriage activists are being hypocritical because they too have had their share of "unfair" political campaigning methods. He states that the Proposition 8 campaign was remarkably open, and that all of their methodologies for f... ... middle of paper ... ...y 42 years ago when I person was not allowed to marry another person because of they were a different race. The thought of restricting marriage on the basis of race is completely unimaginable today. And 42 years from, now, I hope the thought of restricting marriage on the basis of sexual orientation is also unfathomable. WORKS CITED Works Cited Bass, David. "Witch Hunt in the Golden State." Spectator.org. 7 December 2009. Spectator, Web. 9 Dec 2009. Mulvihall, Geoff. "Rabbis, heterosexuals join in NJ gay marriage debate." Townhall.com. 01 December 2009. Townhall, Web. 9 Dec 2009. Rauch, Jonathan. "Gay Marriage Is Good for America." Wall Street Journal (2008): n. pag. Web. 9 Dec 2009. Daum, Meghan. "John Marcotte: defending marriage by denying divorce." LATimes.com. 9 December 2009. LA Times, Web . 9 Dec 2009

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