I know that many people who immigrate to the US each year are married and their marriages are recognized by the US government. Since same sex marriage is legal in Canada, why doesn't the US government recognize those marriages? Also, if one state allows same sex marriage, how can another state not recognize that marriage?
2007-02-28 04:52:11 · 11 answers · asked by Melanie J 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Please don't include your same sex marriage views in your answer. I was just curious about the law, not opinions.
2007-02-28 05:18:57 · update #1
The Defense of Marriage Act declared that states do not have to give full faith and credit to marriages granted in other states, if those marriages are contrary to state law. In a similar way, the United States does not have any obligation to recognize any acts of a foreign country, except for within the context of treaties or other diplomatic acts. There is no such provision for recognizing marriages.
2007-02-28 05:02:54 · answer #1 · answered by griffon1426 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is thanks to former President Bill Clinton signing the Defense of Marriage Law. It says that the Federal Govt basically is against same-sex marriages and the States can make up their own mind. If a State doesn't want to recognize it then it doesn't have to. They simply have to pass a law saying they don't. Isn't America great that way? For the most part the States get to decide these issues, that is the way it SHOULD be. The States are all so different they have to be able to Govern their own beliefs for the most part.
2007-02-28 05:06:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No government in the world treats the laws of another country as sovereign, except maybe in embassies. Canada, for instance, will not extradite accused murderers to the US because the US has the death penalty and Canada does not. If Canada osberved US law, then they would have no problem extraditing these criminals. It is the same thing with gay marriage. The US does not recognize Canada's laws.
2007-02-28 04:56:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know....but I don't think it should be called a marriage.
a marriage is the union of a man and a woman.
I just don't think it should be called the same thing....but whatever...
I'm not for or against gay marriage...do whatever makes you happy.
as for Canada yes it is legal and I don't know why the states doesn't recognize it. Maybe because america is stupid.
oh well.
2007-02-28 05:01:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The so-called "protection of Marriage Act" (DOMA), as signed into regulation by utilising then President Clinton, says that the guy states are no longer required to renowned comparable-intercourse marriages from different states in the event that they do no longer opt for to. there is a few debate to no count if that regulation is constitutional and a flow to have it repealed or ruled out by utilising the suited court docket, yet, so some distance, it hasn't accumulated plenty momentum. till this is repealed or ruled unconstitutional, DOMA keeps to be the regulation of the land and states the place comparable-intercourse marriage is against the regulation do no longer could desire to renowned comparable-intercourse marriages from different states.
2016-10-02 02:59:04 · answer #5 · answered by borgmeyer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because a marriage is between a man and a woman. Because homosexuals want to claim that they are "married" to each other, and because legislators who burn with lust for each other, have passed legislation legalizing these perverse relationships, is no good reason for rational people to recognize this travesty.
2007-02-28 04:59:36 · answer #6 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because same sex marriages are WRONG.
Because they are wrong, there is no reason to recognize them.
2007-02-28 05:01:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason they don't recognize a canadian driver's license.
2007-02-28 04:55:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well they are sure not recognized in heaven and those sick people are going to end up in hell unless they change their sick ways!
2007-02-28 04:56:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because they aren't real only targets!
2007-02-28 06:23:02 · answer #10 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋