Preamble: "We the people of the United States... secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity" This section of the Constitution states that every citizen of the United States has the right to liberty. This shows that same sex couples should be free to marry.
14th Amendment: "Nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law, nor deny to any person withing its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." This shows that states can not deny same sex couples their liberty... therefor they can not deny them the right to marry. This also states that there should be equal protection of the laws: equality.
Article 4, Section 1: "States must honor the laws, records, and court decisions of the other states. Regarding judicial proceedings, there are two exceptions:(1) one sates dies not have to enforce another states criminal code, and (2) one state does not have have to recognize another state's grant of a divorce if legitimate residence was not established by the person obtaining the divorce." This part of the Constitution: The Full Faith Act, shows that all states must honor a marriage license given to a same sex couple in another state.
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