Friday, November 8, 2013

Illinois to become 15th state to allow same-sex marriage


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2.  Gay Marriage
3. State Level
4. An "enacted" policy that has been passed to help with a problem/issue that individuals/families face.
5. This affects families who have not had the joy of being marriage and have been forced to live under common law marriage. It makes same-sex couples "official" under state policies and unites families if there are children in their families.


6. There are now a total of 14 states and Washington, D.C. who have legalized same-sex marriage. I feel that it is an improvement in U.S. society and it is for the better. I feel that those who are confident in their relationships and wish to take the next step in a relationship should be allowed to do it. Everyone should have the freedom to do as they please and this is a right that has been stripped from many because their sexual orientation is different. It is an excellent policy because it now reunites different states and shows other states that it is necessary that they begin to accept this issue. It is argued that same-sex marriage is against the eyes of God, but under the eyes of the law it should be different because law makers are not God. All lawmakers have different religious views and so do citizens. It would not be fair for lawmakers to impose a certain view to citizens when they have their own views and opinions. Different citizens also have different religious views and they have different ideals of same-sex marriage. This policy will help reunite many of those citizens who have been forced to live together under common law marriage, but have never been allowed to make it official. It would reunite many families who already have children, and for those children who would like to say that their parents are married whether they are homosexual or not. This policy should motivate other states to get on board as well.

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