What Amendment Would Best Protect "The Sanctity of Marriage"?

[elperromagico]

Poll question: What Amendment Would Best Protect "The Sanctity of Marriage"?

[GregorStocks]

1. Um ... The second one seems sort of pointless.

Isn't adultery already illegal?

Then again, what do I know? I'm only 13.

with a 1480 on my SATs

[elperromagico]

2. Gay marriage is also illegal in most states, isn't it?

So that's rather pointless too.

[Peregrine]

11. Maybe you should give a few of those points back

In any state that has a law against adultery, it is unconstitutional and no longer enforced. Except in the military where it is illegal and selectively enforced.

That is why an amendment would be needed.

[DrWeird]

3. Other- an amendment legalizing gay marriage.

Who the fuck voted for the anti gay amendment? God damn bigots.

[NC_Nurse]

4. How about the

mind your own business amendment?

or better yet, the tend to your own garden (marriage) amendment!

Or the ever popular keep your religion to yourself amendment!

or the maybe if you got laid regularly you wouldn't care what other people did in their bedrooms amendment

I could go on and on...:evilgrin:

[Mandate My Ass]

14. ROFL

Those are really good, the last one particularly! :hi:

[Feanorcurufinwe]

5. Other - the 1st and 14th amendments.

Luckily, we already have them.

[Jacobin]

6. How 'bout just re-reading the part of the constitution that

says all rights not specifically granted to the feds are reserved to the states and let them hash it out.

Marriage isn't a federal issue, nor should it be.

[elperromagico]

8. Too easy. Gotta complicate it a bit.

[tom_paine]

7. What, hardly anyone voted for the Anti-Reality Show Amendment

You must be a bunch of Godless Commies!

[karabekian]

9. none at all

imo

[CalebHayes]

10. A few of those would help

[strategery blunder]

12. I'm torn between the anti-adultery amendment and

anti-domestic violence amendment.

I have seen both and their destructive influence on relationships (both within one relationship!:mad: ) However, I voted for the anti-domestic violence amendment because d.v. is far more destructive, especially as children often witness it firsthand while they only hear about adultery.

[MsUnderstood]

13. If you must protect the santicty of marriage

The you must have a multi facet law that prohibts
Adultery
Divorce
Marriage unless both the man and the woman have the ability to procreate
Marriage unless counseling has been provided for 6 months prior
Marriage unless both parties are 18 or older (why let the states control when someone may get married)
Marriage if either the man or the woman has been convicted of a sexual crime.


I'm not saying that I am against these issues, but want to make sure those prejudiced holy rollers understand the full terms fo the contract they want to sign with marriage. . .

[strategery blunder]

15. "Prejudiced holy rollers?"

I'm not a fundie. I have just seen some of these things with my own eyes and it was not pretty. And yes, I do "understand the full terms (to) the contract (...of) marriage." That is why I'm not married and won't be for a loooooooooong time. (I'm 18.)

If you had seen what I saw as a kid...well, let's just say it does things to you. And I do think marriage is not something to take lightly, but I do not appreciate the implication of being a "prejudiced holy roller."

Edit: punctuation

[myopic4141]

16. There are no Amendments that can protect the sanctity of marriage.