forrest
10-26-2008, 11:51 AM
http://www.answers.com/topic/marriage-license
"In the US marriage was a personal and family event until reconstruction after the Civil War when according to Black's Law Dictionary an application to the State was required for inter-racial marriage and if the application was approved the privilege was granted then a marriage license" and certificate of marriage was issued by the State."
Here's an interesting article that may have a few new insights on the subject.
http://hnn.us/articles/4708.html
I know this topic has been beaten to death, but for the few people who, like me, didn't realize licencing was brought into the picture in order to discriminate, it might give some insight into the same sex marriage debate.
On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.
At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"
Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution.
You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
The room erupted into applause.
"In the US marriage was a personal and family event until reconstruction after the Civil War when according to Black's Law Dictionary an application to the State was required for inter-racial marriage and if the application was approved the privilege was granted then a marriage license" and certificate of marriage was issued by the State."
Here's an interesting article that may have a few new insights on the subject.
http://hnn.us/articles/4708.html
I know this topic has been beaten to death, but for the few people who, like me, didn't realize licencing was brought into the picture in order to discriminate, it might give some insight into the same sex marriage debate.
On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.
At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"
Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution.
You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
The room erupted into applause.