Fair&Balanced
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You're wrong. Again. The federal government could stop giving tax breaks for married couples and no one could win a lawsuit claiming they are a right.Wrong! See post 259.The so called benefits that go with marriage aren't a right.It is logical that if marriage is a right, as you agree, then it must be a right for everyone just as free speech is. You can’t say that the government can do away with freedom of speech as long as everyone is effected equally, right? Now, if you can show how people would continue to have the right to marry, and all of the benefits that go with marriage, then I will agree that the government is not obligated to issue licenses.This is where his (I assume Progressive is a he) argument fails. He keeps arguing that marriage is a right. Something I have yet to disagree with. Yet he seems incapable of refuting our assertion that a license to marry is not a right, and the states cannot be forced to issue them, assuming they were to stop issuing them to all, not just some.IF a state said "we aren't doing marriage licenses any more" what could the feds do about it? Answer? Nothing.
No, they are not. They are however a privilege and can't be denied based on "gay marriage is icky" or other such standards.