(May 29, 2015 at 11:37 am)Anima Wrote: Okay;
First, lets deal with Scalia's statement that so long as the State legislates it may be tailored. If marriage is ruled to be a fundamental right than it becomes akin to the 2nd amendment and may not be abridged or withheld.
As such, it would be illegal to place an age restriction upon the age of marriage. Now if we assume the age restriction placed on the 2nd amendment (a child under the age of four does not have the right to bear arms as they lack sufficient development of person to understand the right in anyway) there may be a restriction placed on children under the age of 5 (though not likely as the restriction for the second is predicated on the inherent dangerous nature of a firearm).
This would thereby make adult to child weddings legal (likely with parental consent).
I would assume that restrictions on such a basic right must be justified by a compelling interest of the state. Is Scalia not arguing in line with that?
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