Our nation is made up of a diverse group of people from different cultural backgrounds, different religious views, and even different educational backgrounds. However, I personally find it odd that people of different same sex sexual preference is not something that is very well accepted by our government. Same sex couples should have every right to marry who they choose. I take this position on this topic because I am aware of the differences that can be found in America. That is the one great principle about America that makes it so diverse, yet we can not be accepting of a simple difference of sexual preference. It seems as if what is not part of the majority is not accepted among Americans, but I believe that learning about differences is what has allowed our country to grow into what it is today. The majority of same sex couples found in our nation should not be treated any differently. They are simply citizens just as many of the other heterosexual couples in our society. They contribute to our nation in similar ways through their taxes, payments to other government programs, and the services that they provide through their jobs. There is no scientific evidence that states they can not function among society in any way different that a heterosexual can. The large population of same sex couples in America is far too large to be ignored. Millions of people can not be denied of what they desire for their personal lives. Our government needs to learn to step back for a second and govern what needs to be governed, and not waste time interfering with people’s personal lives. It is understandable for our nation to want to interfere with the lives of our citizens in regards to safety, educational rights, job security, and health care availability. I completely agree with these issues. However, our government interfering with a individual’s ability to choose who they want to form a marriage with seems far too much. Our government is trying to tell individuals what they can and can not do because of their sexual preference. That appears to be a government that is only thinking one sided. It seems to be a government that is stubborn and can not think outside of old principles that were placed hundreds of years ago. Our government claims that it refuses to allow gay marriage to be enacted all across the nation because it would interfere with government funded programs such as those already in place for heterosexual couples. These programs include the manner in which taxes are handled, retirement benefit programs for couples, and other federal funded benefits. On the contrary, I say that if these issues can not be dealt with, then how are even larger issues that are currently facing our nation going to be dealt with. Even if there was no solution to these government funded programs, government can still allow same sex couples to be married under different circumstances. It even seems unconstitutional to not allow same sex couples to marry. It is as if our nation is has completely turned its back on such a large population of the same sex couples that fill our nation. Our current president always emphasizes the idea of hope and change. We regard our nation as the greatest nation on Earth. We as a nation brag about our military force and national defense teams. We are a nation looked at by others as being all mighty and powerful. We are a nation that sends troops to fight for our safety and well being. We are a nation that persevered against terrorism attacks on September 11, 2001, yet we can not seem to solve a simple issue such as same sex marriage. This issue is not to be over thought and allowed across our nation at once.
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