RE: Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Argumet
June 2, 2015 at 6:47 pm
(This post was last modified: June 2, 2015 at 6:48 pm by Anima.)
(June 2, 2015 at 6:31 pm)Rhythm Wrote: -we aren't....those types of arrangements exist and are recognized, but we're talking about marriage specifically at the moment..so I don't know what the relevance would be.
When I stated recognized I meant under a new definition of marriage which is not about sex or procreation, but is about recognition of relationship and security.
For clarification: Why are we opposed to adult/child marriages that recognize the adult/child relationship and grant extra security?
(June 2, 2015 at 6:31 pm)Rhythm Wrote: -and of course we modify what rights children have for similar reasons...there are some contracts (for example) we won't let them sign, and we won't honor if they do (technically infringing upon a second parties expectation of what their rights provide them). We seem to understand both why -and how- to handle this situation. /shrugs
Pray tell what rights were modified and contracts are these children excluded from? Children have the same rights as adults, but if under the age of 5 those rights are exercised on their behalf by the parents or the state. So while we may restrict children under the age of 5 from a fundamental right of marriage by not engaging on their behalf they are free (to my knowledge) to enter into any valid contract an adult may enter into after the age of 5. Adults are encourage not to enter into contracts with children due to their ability to break the contract without it constituting a breach of contract, while the adult is not so permitted.
