Reply #12: The first one I get but the second is a bit odd.

[Hosnon]

As to the second: Do all/most/some/any states require some form of consummation? To my knowledge, the most any state requires after the ceremony is a "celebration". I've never heard of consummation being required for a marriage to be legitimate.

However, assuming they do exist...amend or repeal them. They imply that sexual intercourse is required for marriage - which is not true.

As to the first: Constitutionally, I believe the question turns on how specific the generalization is. Laws are not valid if they mask specificity in generality. Example: Why not pass a law that says that no one can marry anyone of a different race. That is equal treatment, right? No white man has any more or any less rights than a black man. On whatever basis the Supreme Court deemed such a law unconstitutional, the same should be used for the gay issue.

Hope that helps.