My Response to Same Rights For Same Sex Couples

  I am in agreement that same-sex marriage should be legalized in all states, the fact that it has not is disappointing.  The states that have legalized it are sure to see an increase in support soon as that seems to be how the general consensus is going.  This would allow all religious affiliations to marry as their morals allow them to, rather than having some people sacrifice something they are morally o.k. with for someone else's belief.  Marriage between same sex couples is vehemently denied by certain religious groups on the basis that their morals are more valid than the homosexuals who want to get married.  I for one would like to see this diminish in a true show of acceptance, toleration, and freedom that we are assured as citizens of this nation.

  But I am disagreeing that homosexual couples should be given time off to be married.  It’s being treated like an issue with a time limit.  And it is not.  If a couple gets married in a state, that changes its laws to no longer allow homosexual marriages to be valid, than those marriages that were already performed become void, or if you are married in a legal state, and travel back to another state your marriage will not be recognized.  This takes away from the idea that letting military employees leave for their marriage is an issue of time.  And if there are no inherent risk of truly losing out on something because they missed a small window of opportunity, then how can one say it is fair for them to be exempt from their job, when others aren't.  The military will have to rearrange workers to fill in these scheduling changes, while refusing to allow straight couples the same reprieve, which is in itself reverse discrimination.