Marriage
The Constitution left the power in the states to pass laws regulating marriage. The Federal Government should have no involvement in regulating marriage or discriminating against others because of their sexual preference.
Regardless of your stance on same sex marriage, the power to decide whether such unions should be acknowledged should rest in the hands of each individual state, not the Federal Government. Federal laws that restrict the states in passing their own legislation in regards to marriage should be done away with. The Federal Government should be barred from defining what marriage is, regardless of what channel it may choose to use.
With this, every state would have the power to define marriage, and wouldn’t be forced to adopt the views of the Federal Government.
I agree the feds should let states define marriage. I believe the state should uphold a “civil union” between a man and woman, homosexuals, and lesbians. If the parties want their union blessed the Church sould preform that function.
By martha kennedy on Oct 23, 2008
Prejudice is alive and well. I must disagree with Obama, McCain, and Barr on this one. The government has no business in this matter.
By John Kutchen on Nov 2, 2008
Me and my life partner(who is ironically called bob, but i call him bobby when we are alone)but we are supportive of letting people choose what they want with who they want. (Plus Bob Barr is Super CUTE
By Bob on Nov 3, 2008
I agree with my partner… we support bob barr because we deserve the choice to be happily married to each other! WE cant help how we feel about each other and it feels so natural to be with him! i also think barr is extremely handsome!!but not as handsome as my BOB!!!!
By William on Nov 3, 2008
This stance on marriage has already been in place, the problem comes when you have activist judges that overturn what the voters say, then you have what we have today. Then when a “union” is done in another state,they got to thier home-state and sue to have it recognized because it is their “right”. And they keep suing until they get their way and override what the majoirty has said. It is called ANARCHY.
Most of these poisitions that the libertarian party have on this site are not stances at all, just middle of the road…
By jd on Nov 4, 2008
Although I do agree that the Federal Government should leave this duty the states Homosexual marriage cannot ever be valid because marriage is a union that was ordained by God to be between a man and a woman. If two homosexuals want to be together fine, but those marriages are not valid in Gods eyes wether the goverment says so or not!
By Mike on May 2, 2009
As for my stance on gay/lesbian marriage,I plead the 10th Ammendment!
By Mike harring on Jun 24, 2009
The bible saids nothing about same sex marriages. Where have our morals gone????????????????
By Tim O'Toole on Oct 7, 2009