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“One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Justice for all, what do these last three words mean? Couple this phrase with the Declaration of Independence's exclamation that “All men are created equal” and the conclusion is obvious. But what is the question? I assert the question is: Should same sex marriage be legalized in New York state. Given the abolition of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation, the Women's Sufferage movement of the 20th century, the Civil Rights movement of the 60s, the Women's Liberation movement of the 70s and the gay rights movement of the 80s we are now coming full circle to establishing fair and equal rights to all citizens.
To all those who believe in a limited and functional government this topic should not enter the arena of discussion. From this point of view, government has no business making this determination and infringing upon the rights of a citizen. To those who believe that same sex marriage is wrong from a religious standpoint, this country and state operates under the principle of separation of church and state.
Therefore that argument is pointless. I can find no legal reason to deprive one of the most basic of human rights from a large portion of our population. Is this a popular view? Probably not. But doing the right thing is not always popular. In my opinion it is unconscionable for this or any government to make the determination against the legalization of said marriage. It's time for the state government to correct this injustice from a constitutional standpoint and afford all the freedoms to all people at all times.
Ric Wells
Wilton
Justice for all, what do these last three words mean? Couple this phrase with the Declaration of Independence's exclamation that “All men are created equal” and the conclusion is obvious. But what is the question? I assert the question is: Should same sex marriage be legalized in New York state. Given the abolition of slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation, the Women's Sufferage movement of the 20th century, the Civil Rights movement of the 60s, the Women's Liberation movement of the 70s and the gay rights movement of the 80s we are now coming full circle to establishing fair and equal rights to all citizens.
To all those who believe in a limited and functional government this topic should not enter the arena of discussion. From this point of view, government has no business making this determination and infringing upon the rights of a citizen. To those who believe that same sex marriage is wrong from a religious standpoint, this country and state operates under the principle of separation of church and state.
Therefore that argument is pointless. I can find no legal reason to deprive one of the most basic of human rights from a large portion of our population. Is this a popular view? Probably not. But doing the right thing is not always popular. In my opinion it is unconscionable for this or any government to make the determination against the legalization of said marriage. It's time for the state government to correct this injustice from a constitutional standpoint and afford all the freedoms to all people at all times.
Ric Wells
Wilton
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