The world is filled with
beauty. No matter what direction you
look it’s the first thing you see. My
question is how did something God made out of love become so hateful? How is
one human’s life better than another’s because of who they are? Our ancestors came to America for a better
life. It really saddens me to
know that at 20 I have less hate in my heart than many elders I know. I know
the rights that people are supposed to have but are not given. I understand
that the Declaration, Constitution and Bill of Rights are clearly written. I
was supposed to learn to love and treat every human being with respect no
matter what: race, religion, gender or sexuality. However, many (not all) are brought
up being taught to hate and bully people for being different. People came from
England to America to have freedom of religion. The Declaration says, “We hold
these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights,
Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent
of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of
these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to
institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and
organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect
their Safety and Happiness.” This tells
us when government becomes destructive to our life, liberty or pursuit of
happiness it is our right to stand up and fix it. Heterosexuals have the right to marry the
person who they love. Homosexuals do not
have the same right; this affects their unalienable rights of Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness. If a
homosexual couple is together for 50 years, and one of them dies the other not
only loses their partner, but they don’t get the same compensation that
heterosexual couples do such as workers compensation. If a homosexual couple adopt a child many
times only one of them can legally adopt the child. If the parent that adopts the child becomes
ill has to leave a job and loses health insurance but the partner has insurance
it does not matter because it will not cover the partner and her child due to
states that don’t allow second-parent adoptions. The Bill of Rights Amendment I
says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or
of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition
the Government for a redress of grievances.” When you hear of people protesting
homosexuality it is people from religious affiliations, congress is not
supposed to make a law respecting an establishment of religion. Along with this the state and church are supposed
to be separate. American cannot legally
say marriage is defined as a man and a woman because it is what the bible says.
Once again, church and state are “supposed” to be separated. Clearly, there is no argument that DOMA is
way out of line. The Bill of Rights
Amendment IX says, “The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights,
shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.” (In
this enumeration means the numbered list; construed means interpreted in a
particular way; and disparage means regard as being of little worth.) The way I interpret this: what is written in
the Constitution, regarding certain rights, cannot be interpreted in a
particular way to deny or give little worth to other people who are in
possession of these rights. The Bill of Rights Amendment XIV Section 1 says,
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State
wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law, which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor
shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due
process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal
protection of the laws.” Due process of law is, “a constitutional guarantee that all legal proceedings will be fair and
that one will be given notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard
before the government acts to take away one's life, liberty, or property. Also,
a constitutional guarantee that a law shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious.” The national and state governments have taken
away the rights of all these homosexual Americans without the due process of
law. Where is the constitutional guarantee
that the law shall not be unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious? It
also clearly says; if you are born in the United States of America you are a
citizen. The homosexuals who’s rights have been taken away are citizens and
this amendment says that the government cannot do what they have done. In
America people are targeted and bullied for being gay. I can’t say all
Americans are hateful and bully the homosexual community but it’s no secret
that many do. It’s a sad day when you turn on the news to see high suicide
rates among young people, who did this because they were homosexual or even
looked different. It’s sad when you see that a minor was kicked and beaten to
death for being gay and a state just sits back and pretends its okay. It’s sad
when you find articles on the news saying that it’s adults who are teaching the
upcoming youth hate (news article in sources). America where is our love, our
pride and our helping hand. We are all citizens and should treat each other with
respect, and should not go out and argue that someone does not deserve the
rights you have. I don’t like to really talk about religion because that is not
something to base this subject off of. However, I must stand up and say that
college has opened my eyes and made me a better person. We are judges, and should
not put others fate into our own hands. Jesus did not bring down people he had
compassion and love. Look at the story with the prostitute, she was going to be
stoned Jesus knelt down and drew a line in the sand and said, “the first one
without sin can throw the stone.” He stood up for the person that was
“different” and saved her life. We belittle people who are different and throw
our “words” (instead of the stones) at them until it drives them to take their
own lives. Now if you are a Christian how can you tell people they are going to
burn in hell for something like homosexuality?
Funny thing is, the people that you point your finger at only love
someone. The homosexual community isn’t
made up of murders, rapist and robbers.
They are just citizens like the people in the heterosexual
community. Criminals come in all shape,
sizes and forms but the homosexual community aren’t criminals and don’t deserve
to have their rights stripped away. Even
criminals in jail are allowed to marry someone they love if they choose. So why can’t a woman or man who loves their
partner and wants to spend the rest of their lives with that one person marry
them. Heterosexuals can marry the one person they love and spend their lives
with them. So what is the legal reason
the government can deny another citizen that right? Must we really stoop and
stay at this level? We should treat any American (or foreigner) with the
respect and rights every human being deserves. Bottom line is that this is
America and this is not what it was founded on, people try to change that and
they can’t. We still treat others the way we did 60 years ago. We should not
make mistakes that we made in past history, we should grow from them learn and
move forward. Will you stand up for what
is right?
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