re: Gay Marriage Spinoff: Where should the new line be drawn on marriage?

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Did the Supreme Court write the amendment for same sex marriage to only be a right for homosexuals or did they include what you posted?

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I'm curious about that too. But why shouldn't I be able to marry my best friend to provide her with the benefits of my life such as insurance, my retirement, the title of my next of kin so that I have someone who cares for me if I become incapacitated or old.

In my situation I do NOT want my next of kin/ blood kin (mother, eldest sister) to take charge of me if I become incapacitated and make decisions for me. they would rob me blind and treat me like crap and dump me in the cheapest , crappiest nursing home or put me on the streets.

I also wonder if the courts consider that a marriage has to be consummated to be legal. I know you can get an annulment if the marriage is not consummated. But then again, some people with disabilities cannot consummate their marriage. Some people who marry inmates serving life i prison never consummate their marriages either.

I see a lot of interesting issues coming from this decisions.