They should be able to declare their love, and then move on. But American society, controlled as it is by a religious and moral MINORITY, has decided to encourage defacto conversions to their codes by providing marraige incentives.

Sadly, the Freedoms enumerated to All Men (inclusive) in US constitution’s Bill of Rights are vague enough to be “interpreted” by the Courts (capitals intended).

The checks and balances set up in that document have been perverted by the US Judiciary to the points where the courts now make laws, rather than enforce them. One such “law” was an explicit statement that the church and state should be seperated. Another such “law” had severed private relations into “good” and “bad”, something the founders never intended.

It’s sad sometimes to be an American. To be reminded that a group so desperate to be free of the church of England set up a system to preserve that freedom, but their descendants have forgotten what it means to be not free.

Amendment I

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

You’ll note nothing in there about the “seperation of church and state”, “the public’s right to know”, or “sex is bad”, “gays are bad”, and (my personal favorite) “get married or die in poverty”.

Thank you, “Supreme” court.

Sometimes I think your three eastern-most provinces made the right choice.