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Society gains nothing out of it, and there is no inherent right to marriage.
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from the preamble to the Declaration of Independence:
<i>We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the <b>pursuit of happiness</b></i>.
Our society is built upon the belief that individuals are allowed to persue happiness. This is highly ingrained in the American consciousness. The majority of Americans believe that the ability to make what you want out of life is important to the American dream. The deprivation of allowing people to get married that love each other, are committed, and are upstanding citizens flies right in the face of the values set forth by our founding fathers. We believe that society is better off when individuals are their happiest.