Gay MarriageThere seems to be a specific period in history where certain issues define the cultural tension in a society. They become representative of a larger worldview and clearly emphasize the battle between divergent moral and spiritual perspectives. Same-sex marriage in the United States is one such problem. Over the past five years, there have been various threats and debates about the possibility of legalizing same-sex union. The issue took center stage in February. The U.S. Senate overturns a proposed constitutional amendment banning gay people from marrying. President Bush and other opponents of same-sex marriage say they will try again. Most Americans are against same-sex marriage because the nation would change if gay people were allowed to marry. Same-sex marriage could affect American society in different ways. Polygamy.2. Federal spending.3. Religious discourse.4. Children.5. Civil rights. First, it is more likely to lead to polygamy. For example, legalizing same-sex marriage would open the doors to polygamy. The more the government moves towards sanctioning homosexual relations, the less it has the right to prevent plural marriage. The idea that same-sex marriage could lead to polygamy is "not beyond the bounds of reality, although incredibly unlikely," said Michael Allen, who teaches constitutional law at the University of Texas Law School. Stetson University in the Gulf Harbor. We do not consider this a realistic view. For example, it is highly doubtful that the celebration of the union of accepting adults, equal in power in their relationships, would lead to the acceptance of polygamous unions, which have been the case for most of history in the companies that accepted them. “If one man can marry another, then you have to ask yourself: what are you doing by forbidding one man from marrying two women? “What is the evil you are trying to prevent?” » “If same-sex marriage is legalized, there will be no natural stopping point to redefine what is acceptable or not. "It would take much longer to legalize polygamy than same-sex marriage, because it is socially more taboo." This is why polygamists would try to take credit for same-sex marriage (lawyer John Bucher). Second, same-sex marriage will impact the...... middle of paper ...... arched alongside Martin Luther King Jr. said the Marriage Protection Bill was a step in backward in terms of civil rights. “Those of us who came from the civil rights movement viewed the federal courts as a sympathetic arbiter. If it weren't for the federal courts, where would we be? If it hadn't been for the 1954 Supreme Court, there would still be legalized segregation in America. Voting for this legislation would be like members of Congress trying to show up at the door of a courthouse, just like the government. Wallace stood at the school gate to prevent the integration of Alabama schools. Today it’s gay marriage, tomorrow it will be something else.” In conclusion, it seems that the fundamental problem facing the problem is the line between a right and a privilege. The problem with an issue like marriage is that it is neither a right nor a privilege. In its simplest form, a marriage is a union between consenting souls to share property, responsibilities and form a “unity”. We have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, this is not the case; but it is a system which not only works well, but which has.