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discusses legislation and court decisions prohibiting or
supporting same-sex marriages. Those who want to make their legal
point in favor of the legality of same-sex marriages point to the
fact that banning same-sex marriage is fundamentally
discriminatory. Their opponents make their objections based on
the belief that marriage is about procreation and that same-sex
marriages would actually add to taxpayer burden since gay couples
would be eligible for federal benefits and tax breaks. However,
one of the strongest points made by those opposed to such unions
is that one state court (or even several) should not dictate
marriage laws for the entire nation. Various case law related to
the issue are briefly examined -- Baehr vs. Lewin, Bowers v.
Hardwick, Romer v. Evans, Loving v. Virginia, and Stan Baker et
al. vs. State of Vermont. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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