Sunday, October 12, 2008

Is Marriage a Right?

Many people believe that marriage is a right. But is it? Let’s think about this for a moment and look at some of the ramifications if it was a right.

Who’s going to marry the 300 pound slob?
Who’s going to marry the jerk who won’t get a job?
Who’s going to marry the ugly duckling? I mean the ugly duckling!
Who’s going to marry the womanizer? Who’s going to marry the female equivalent?
It doesn’t make sense to say that marriage is a right.

While it certainly makes sense that everybody has the right to TRY to get married it doesn’t make sense that anybody has the right to be married.

Let’s stop calling things rights that aren’t rights.

Democratic is a process,
democrat is what they are...

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

One has a right to /choose/ who your partner is.
Also see: Loving v. Virginia.

Don said...

Loving vs Virginia doesn't apply to this.

Everybody has the same rights and marriage isn't a right. If it were then the state would have to provide spouses to those who nobody would
marry.