A lot of my political views have been held
since long before getting involved and educated about philosophy and
government. For example, growing up Catholic and going to a private school I always
thought it was dumb that the government had any say on what we did in the
church e.g. marriage. Why would we want to allow the sanctity of marriage to be
corrupted by government? Why would we want to take a matter that has to do with
Love and God and include and allow Atheists to both conduct and participate in
the act of marriage for the reasons of money, power and control?
We can either be treated equally under law, not involve the government at all, or be treated unequally under the law. Any attempt at making people or groups of people equal by treating them differently is nothing more than well intended legal discrimination.
We can either be treated equally under law, not involve the government at all, or be treated unequally under the law. Any attempt at making people or groups of people equal by treating them differently is nothing more than well intended legal discrimination.
The problem is government is power and control, it
naturally finds its way into everything. Once the government gets involved it
claims to be the solution to all of the inequalities it is responsible for. For
every good intentioned thing the government has done, I can point to the government’s
role in creating the problem it is trying to fix.
I would like to share with you, the language of
a Facebook page I created some time ago:
"What consenting adults do should
have nothing to do with governmental regulations and or taxes. Morality cannot
be legislated.
Marriage is an unalienable right and
is a matter of holy matrimony. The Constitution does not protect unalienable
rights, they are unalienable! The Constitution is there to protect civil
rights. Supporting the government in issuing marriage licenses, is in essence
conceding a right that cannot be taken from you. The last thing we need is
government being involved in people’s love lives, beliefs, hopes and dreams.
No one should get tax breaks or subsidies from the government. If you want to
enter into a contract, that is your choice, it cannot be taken away from you.
The problem is, marriage has less to do with love and everything to do with
money and government control. Keep the government out of marriage and leave it
to the churches. Legal contracts are protected by the Constitution and we all
have the right to enter into them.
As for visiting loved ones, money, custody issues etc, I have already pointed
out, we all have the right to enter into a contract; marriage should not give
special privileges or rights to anyone. Legal contracts are protected by the
Constitution. While it would make sense to have a contract with loved ones, a
will etc, that is your choice. That said, there is no need to include any of
these provisions in the marriage itself, this contract is basic and needs to
stay that way. Marriage has become something like a piece of complex
legislation coming out of DC filled with pork. It needs to be one bill, one
point, no pork. Marriage is and should be simply the right, ceremony,
sacrament, oath; solemn pledge, sign, token, or symbol, to tell a person you
love them and want to be with them for life. If you believe in God and want a
holy person there to witness, or carry on a ceremony, great; if not then do
whatever makes you happy. Leave the State, judges and tax payers the hell out
of it.
One reason people get married is because of the pork, not the meaning. Take
away the pork and I guarantee you will not have an issue with people fighting
over the right to be married. If marriage is a right the government provides
you, how does love fit into the equation?"
Social engineering take place in
American politics each and every day, it is done so with incentivizing and subsidization.
You cannot be both depended and free at the same time. If you have to ask permission
from the government, the government is your higher power and you are not free.
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No one should get tax breaks or subsidies from the government. If you want to enter into a contract, that is your choice, it cannot be taken away from you. The problem is, marriage has less to do with love and everything to do with money and government control. Keep the government out of marriage and leave it to the churches. Legal contracts are protected by the Constitution and we all have the right to enter into them.
As for visiting loved ones, money, custody issues etc, I have already pointed out, we all have the right to enter into a contract; marriage should not give special privileges or rights to anyone. Legal contracts are protected by the Constitution. While it would make sense to have a contract with loved ones, a will etc, that is your choice. That said, there is no need to include any of these provisions in the marriage itself, this contract is basic and needs to stay that way. Marriage has become something like a piece of complex legislation coming out of DC filled with pork. It needs to be one bill, one point, no pork. Marriage is and should be simply the right, ceremony, sacrament, oath; solemn pledge, sign, token, or symbol, to tell a person you love them and want to be with them for life. If you believe in God and want a holy person there to witness, or carry on a ceremony, great; if not then do whatever makes you happy. Leave the State, judges and tax payers the hell out of it.
One reason people get married is because of the pork, not the meaning. Take away the pork and I guarantee you will not have an issue with people fighting over the right to be married. If marriage is a right the government provides you, how does love fit into the equation?"
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