Montrovant
Fuzzy bears!
It doesn't matter that they are a "subgroup" of a larger group. Gays are also a "subgroup" of a larger population and that matters not.Doesn't matter.The compelling interest is the same as for why a gay brother couldn't marry his gay sister before Obergefell.
Which is?
A gay brother could never marry his gay sister. Likewise, a straight brother cannot marry his straight brother.
Nothing has changed despite Obergefell.
Except that you are pointing out subgroups within a larger group.
Before Obergfell there was no need to outline the subgroups as all were excluded and that was equitable.
To protect the integrity of the bloodlines a single exclussion was required and that single exclusion was not arbitrary. No male could marry any female, too closely related. That single, non arbitrary, equitable exclussion served the purpose in eliminating any possibility of the State licensing a relationship that would degrade the bloodlines through incest.
See the change the Obergfell ruling created. You pointed it out quite nicely.
Now yoi have arbitrarily denied this right to many millions of individuals who can't possibly degrade bloodlines, whether married or not.
And your compelling state reason is.....
A shrug of the shoulder?
And again, the salient point you can't evade ... a gay brother could never marry his gay sister. Likewise, a straight brother cannot marry his straight brother.
Your two examples show the absurdity of how the law currently exists. Laws must be based in reason.
What reason is there to exclude those pairings now.
The law previous had an obvious meaning attached to it.
Marriage is between a Man and a Woman, not too closely related.
States wanted the participants to know that, when entering these sanctioned relationships, they were marrying into clean bloodlines.
What is the reason to exclude same sex siblings now, since these relationships could not effect those bloodlines?
You can continue to deflect, that's what defenders of bad laws do, but the truth is the truth, and Obergfell created this one.
Even more interesting is that you appear to be arguing that the law is just based on tradition and that laws that are arbitrary, containing no compelling state interest in denying individual rights are constitutional.
If that's not your argument, then you could easily come up with the compelling interest that the State has in denying same sex heterosexual brothers the right to marry.
Let's hear it ol wise one.
Laws must be based in reason? You clearly have not read enough laws.