Should Same Sex Marriage Be Left to the States?
The Supreme Court recently announced that it would be
hearing two cases involving same sex marriage, both of which have implications
for states' rights to recognize same sex marriage. The high court will examine
the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal1 law which says that
states that prohibit same sex marriages do not have to recognize the same sex
marriages of the states (there are currently nine plus the District of
Columbia) where it is legal. It also says the federal government does not
recognize same sex marriages, blocking same sex spouses2 from
receiving the numerous federal benefits their heterosexual3 counterparts4 are
eligible for.
The court will also weigh in on Proposition5 8, California 's voter-passed state referendum6 that overturned7 the judicial8 ruling
making same-sex legal in California
How the court decides both cases could be watershed9 moments
for gay rights activists; the decisions will almost certainly effect what role
states can play in recognizing same sex marriage. Some, including President
Obama, say states and states alone should decide whether same sex marriage is
legal within their borders. Others, including many activists on both sides of
the same sex marriage issue, say the federal government must have the final
word on same sex marriage.
Should same sex marriage be left to the states? Here is
the Debate Club's take:
1.
federal (adj) 美國聯邦政府的
2.
spouse (v) 結婚；(n) 配偶
3.
heterosexual (a) 異性戀的，異性的；(n) 異性戀者
4.
counterpart (adj) 對等的；(n) 極相似的人或物
5.
proposition (n) 提議，建議
6.
referendum (n) 公民投票權
7.
overturn (v) 推翻
8.
judicial (a) 司法的，公正的，審判的
9.
watershed (n) 分水嶺，轉折點
I think the same sex marriage in the country give people more freedom to love each other but it will bring a lot disease in the country,such as AIDS.
回覆刪除The same sex is the high-risk group of AIDS.
I considered that the same sex marriage should be legal. Because everyone is equality. They have rights to love people who they love. But, the country have to draw up completely laws. Therefore, the voice of opposition will turn down.
回覆刪除I think same sex is legal. In my opinion, same sex marriage is the same as different sex marriage. they all love each other so there is not different between them. And of course it is not their fault to love the same sex person, treat them as normal people, for they originally are normal people.
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