PA Constitutional Marriage Bans

My letter to my state representatives:

Dear Senator Waugh:
Subject: Constituional Ammendment to ban Gay Marriage
Many politicians are out yet again to get votes by spreading their hatred and intolerance of people that have chosen to enjoy same-sex relationships. In an end run to avoid a court decision these politicians are hoping to scare Pennsylvanians into believing that same-sex relationships are not normal and lead to the demise of the family unit and the corruption of their communities. These proponents would have you believe that by not giving same-sex couples the same legal advantages that heterosexual marriages are entitled to that our communities will somehow be enriched.
Let’s not forget that marriage is an artificial condition used in ancient societies to protect royal bloodlines and property rights and as such was sanctioned by governments and organized religions and has matriculated into a moral compass for society. The definition of marriage takes on many forms besides the male/female monogamous version that the constitutional amendment proponents would have you believe is the only acceptable version and includes many other unpopular options such as polygamy, polygyny, polyandry, endogamy and exogamy all of which have been practiced in various cultures throughout time for various reasons. Monogamy is defined as the practice of remaining faithful, sexually, to one person at a time and has no gender roles within its definition.
Regardless if the PA General Assembly is able to get a ban on same-sex marriages or not, gay people will still be living together in various communities and will still be adopting children and will still be serving our country in the armed forces and will still be serving on various charitable and community boards and will still be performing various occupational duties across the commonwealth and still voting.
All that will be accomplished in the end is denying these same-sex couples a legal recognition of love, caring and concern for their partners, the right to participate in legal and medical decisions, possible financial benefits and maybe employer benefits. But even corporations are beginning to realize that all of their employees contribute to their success and many are already rewarding same-sex relationships.
Haven’t we as a society learned anything from Hitler’s hatred of the Jews, the Islamic extremist’s abhorrence of the western world, the disdain of obese people by the physically fit, the intolerance of smokers by non-smokers – where does it end? Do we truly want to destine our society to a bunch of people that think and act alike all in the name of hatred and intolerance? Is it not enough that our children are carrying weapons to school because of hate and intolerance?And isn’t it funny that such large amounts of tax money and time should be spent over denying same-sex relationships when for the most part the only impact will be one that no one will see but those in the relationships? We as a society should put so much time and energy into eliminating hatred, hunger and poverty.

Late breaking news from the New York Times authored by John Fulbrook III:
"The form of marriage that has been approved by more societies than any others through the ages has been polygamy - one man and many women. That family form is the one mentioned most often in the first five books of the Bible. For most of history the main impetus of marriage was getting in-laws and managing property, not love or sex."