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Recently same sex marriages have become a hotly debated political issue. ... These issues have added up to create a force that is moving to change the legal status of same sex marriage in the United States. I believe that same sex marriages should be legal in every state because this is a free country and it should not be the government’s role to tell us who we can and can not marry. ... Throughout history same sex couples have been excluded from the legal and religious ceremonies of marriage. ... This has not stopped same sex couples from starting families through adoption and artificial insemination and some have even went so far as to have private commitment ceremonies. ... Why are same sex couples picked on because of their sexuality? ... The same arguments are being used in these cases for homosexual marriage as were once used to keep African Americans segregated. ...
On November 18, 2003 the Supreme Court of Massachusetts decided that it was okay for same sex couples to be legally married. ... Not only are people embracing same sex marriages they are allowing it. ... Louis Sheldon praises the president for favoring “traditional” marriages (http://www. ... marriage/), the Vatican who strongly opposes same sex marriages because it is not God’s plan for marriage (http://www. ... marriages/). Other conservative liberals feel the same was as the Vatican and also argue that same sex marriages would be abused in an effort to circumvent the tax laws of their state. ... This is why it is important to acknowledge same sex marriage because every person should have the same rights.
Approximate Word count = 1257
Approximate Pages = 5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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