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  • Essay / Same-Sex Marriage - 591

    Those who would oppose this action are mainly religious people and people who don't like homosexuals. These people can also form organizations that would work together to prevent the legalization of same-sex couples. These people's vote would prevent legalization from passing in their state. • The reasons these individuals and groups would oppose this action include that it harms traditional marriage, that it infringes on their religious freedom, that it is unconstitutional, and that it is unnatural.• The strongest reason given by these people is that same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The constitution defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Any deviation from this definition is unconstitutional, and therefore a marriage between a woman and a woman or between a man and a man is unconstitutional. • The weakest reason given by these people is that it harms traditional marriage. A couple's marriage does not affect any other marriage. To refute these reasons, one would need to include the ways in which same-sex marriage is not harmed....