Montrovant
Fuzzy bears!
That is what the homophobic bigots keep claiming.
But then again that was what racial bigots claimed after Loving v. Virginia.
Bigots are bigots. Bigots will be bigots.
Yet you have not pointed out how my point was wrong.
Marriage was between members of opposing sex, and because making this an absolute would allow potential incestuous state sanctioned incest, they added that the two be not too closely related.
The Loving decision kept that important point, not only in tact, but meeting the important standards of equal protection and it did meet the States compelling interest.
It was the recent ruling that made those standards discrimatory as two same sex siblings either would not desire sex (hetros) or the state is presuming a sexual interaction, without any evidence (the burdon of proof standard). We don't presume those entering any other contract will result in sexual contact, yet we presume those simply seeking the benefits of marriage will?
Can you site evidence that sexual contact is the only reason immediate relation marriages are banned?
Not now I can't since marriage is not only between a man and woman.
*sigh*
Let me rephrase then. Can you site evidence that sexual contact was the only reason immediate relation marriages were banned?
No, sexual contact, nor any other reason is a requirement of marriage.
The license is simply a contract. Not that much different to an LLC. Do you assume that family members of an LLC will perform incest?
Regardless, prior to the change, no family member could marry for the reasons you can come up with. Those reasons now make presumptions that may not exist, especially with same sex sibling simply wanting the benefits afforded with marriage.
Denial of rights based on assumptions is unjust law.
You are missing the point...intentionally, I think.
Your argument is based on close relation marriages being banned because of sexual/procreation reasons. If there is a compelling reason to ban such marriages that doesn't involve sex, your argument fails.