Gay Marriage ought to be legalized in the United States.
INTRODUCTION: I'd like to welcome my opponent to the first round of the ToC. Before we begin, I'd like to make a few clarifications regarding the resolution. First, I'd ask that my opponent avoid any semantics arguments (i.e. Gay Marriage is already legal in SOME states, etc.) as the resolution implies legalization of gay marriage at the federal level. Second, the resolution also implies that gay marriage should be recognized in the U.S. so long as heterosexual marriage is legally recognized...
Gay marriage
My opponent will have to try and prove points to maybe lead me to believe that it is OK for gay's to marry. I'm looking forward to this debate and even though it's a first time debate for her, I heavily urge a CON vote. Good luck, Barbara....
ALL gays should support Gay Marriage
I am gay. I support equality for all, but I do not support Gay Marriage. In my country more than 50% of marriages end in divorce. It's a joke and the majority of marriages are a mockery. In other parts of the world, 'Marriage' is just another word for 'Slavery'. Marriage is a disgusting institution and should be abolished. Therefore, I do not support marriage of any kind, including Gay Marriage. To support the same nonsensical commercialism involved in weddings, the disappointing statisti...
Civil unions are unconstitutional and therefore no substitute for the legalisation of gay marriage.
1. The 14th amendment of the Constitution states that "no state shall deny equal protection under the laws." This means that gay couples and straight couples are supposed to be teated equally, but the law is not the case. One is called marriage. One is called a civil union. 2. The Supreme Court case, Loving vs. Virginia, states that "MARRIAGE" is a "civil right." This case was referring to interracial marriage in the 60s. But there is a direct and obvious parallel. 3. The Supreme Court cas...
Gay marriage should be legal.
Simply put, it should be legal. I can find no compelling argument as to why it shouldn't be legal. So, I will ramble a bit. This must get to 100 words. I like words. Words are wordsy. Words, words, words. Sentences too. Also, two. Sentences are collections of words put together, often beginning with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark....
Gay marriage or civil unions? There is no difference
I personally believe that marriage is a basic right. However, like most things, there are parameters which define those very rights. Since some people are apt to neglect context, it is important to distinguish parameters. For instance, an 8 year old cannot legally marry because the law has determined that people in that age bracket do not generally have the wherewithal to make a decision of that magnitude. So, then, marriage being a basic right does not license us to marry whomever or whatever o...
Gay Marriage should be legal
Gay Marriage should be legal, and churches should stop lobbying Washington to ban gay marriage. I'll allow my opponent to make the opening argument......
New Gay Marriage Debate
The constraints of this debate structure hardly allowed for a proper back and forth! We argued about the semantics of your opening statement! Anyways Gay marriage is in no way problematic for our society! There is no proof of anything you have put forward, but you present it as if you have evidence! I went off on a tangent about population because that is your main argument! You stated that gays getting married somehow can have an adverse effect! I'm saying, that could not happen! Nature dictate...
Gay Marriage Should Be Illegal In the United States
My opponent will be debating that gay marriage should have full legalization through-out all 50 states.
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Illegal - not according to or aut...
Gay marriage should be legalized in the United States (2)
Gay marriage should not be legalized, for many reasons. One, it is immoral and is banned in most major religions. Second, it is unnatural. A family must consist of one man and one woman to carry out their respective motherly and fatherly roles. A same sex couple can not use this universal rule of marriage, and can definitely not raise adopted children the same way biological children of opposite sex couples are raised. Third, if gay marriage is legalized in the United States, think of the reperc...