No Government Endorsement of Gay Marriage
I was contemplating what it was about the whole gay marriage thing that struck me as distasteful as a libertarian. I realized I had a serious problem because I was stuck looking at the issue from the perspective hand feed me by the two party media. After properly reorienting myself and clearing the mind for a moment It was finally clear, and for the first time I really had an opinion consistent with my over all belief structure. The government should not allow gay marriage. Keep reading. The government should not be in the business of allowing any kind of marriage. Marriage is a contract between individuals, government has no business being involved in marriage at all. Government should not ALLOW any kind of marriage. Marriage should be utterly separated from government regulation. Now, I seem to recall marriage as a primarily religious institution. Why on earth is the government attempting to regulate a religious / spiritual / interpersonal arrangement? Does this not step on the toes of both separation of church and state as well as the freedom of association clause?