Faun
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You can't think beyond your own shadow, can you? Nothing obligates them to take possession of marriage contracts. So no, they don't have to say that. They choose to because they still recognize marriages in their state as legal marriages, just as they did before.More Boss derangement syndrome.And they would still recognize all marriages, including gay marriages...Marriage is a form of contract even when licensed.
There is a difference between a license and a permit. If marriage were entered into with a permit does that mean the state would treat marriages differently?
The difference is how state authorized marriage is entered into, not what those marriages entail.
Yes, marriage is a form of contract... which is why it can be legally administered as a contract by the state. Again, the state action of administration for a contract is not a state sanctioning or endorsing of the reason for the contract. Licensing is specifically that.
recognize
: to accept or be aware that (something) is true or exists
: to accept and approve of (something) as having legal or official authority
Recognize can have different meanings as you're pointing out here. You do not have to accept or approve of something to recognize it exists. Licensing something is official state sanction. Permitting a contract between two private parties is an administrative action. If you're too stupid or illiterate to comprehend the difference, I don't know what to tell you. I think I have explained it thoroughly and we're just wasting time here.
Here's the state of Alabama recognizing marriages in their state as legal...
The contract shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate in each county and shall constitute a legal record of the marriage.
Correct, and if they did not say this, what would that mean from a legal standpoint? Couldn't the new law be challenged that it violated federal law regarding the recording of legal marriages?
This is an administrative duty they are obligated to perform. This simply doesn't mean they sanction or approve of the marriage in any way.