marriage, what if??? Options

[*kryogenix*]

they are still considered a minor at 5 years old, and cannot sign many legal documents. therefore, they cannot sign the marriage document. in addition there is a law in most states that states the minimun age for marraige, in my state it's 13 if both parents agree.

furthermore, it is incess and therefore also prohibited.

and to save you the trouble of bringing it up...

if she was 13 and he was 40 and they were not related... this is legal and is actually done in some cultish communities in the US. they're in nevada or something.

however, if the parents agree, and the girl is 'willing' then there is no law that prohibits that.

the moral issues of this, however, prevent this from being common.

Ah yes. I knew you would use this answer.

Pretty much, what you are saying is, that you can't get married to a 5 year old because it's against the law.

Well guess what.

The law says that marriage is between a man and a woman (unless the states decide otherwise). I believe that's what the majority of states have decided.

Gay marriage is as much against the law as incest.

So according to you, gay marriage should not be legal, because it's against the law.

[sadolakced acid]

gay marraige is currently illegal in some states. so yes, it's against the law.
so currently gays don't get to get married in those states.

my argument, if you will realize, was in response to your question why shouldn't a 5 year old and a 40 year old get married. this is why. because it is illegal.

however, in states where it is legal, then gays should get married.

if gays wish to get married in thier own states, they must try to get the ban repealed.

however marraige is a right reserved to the states. therefore the federal government cannot pass a law banning or allowing it, it must pass an amendment.

and you are completely right, except for this:

So according to you, gay marriage should not be legal, because it's against the law.

that is not according to me... notice i did not say that incess should not be legal because it's against the law. this is your own conclusion.

which i refute, in that if it were made legal it would not be against the law, and therefore should be made legal (? that's just inversing what you said. )

now if you had said gay marraige should not happen because it's illegal, then that would be what i'm saying.

now, i think if you wish to argue this, we should do so on the gay marraige board.