Abstract

State Constitutional Amendments Defining Marriage: On Protections, Restrictions, and Credibility

Mark Strasser
Capital University - Law School

Florida Coastal Law Review, Vol. 7, pp. 365-387, 2005

Abstract:
This symposium article discusses recent state constitutional amendments limiting marriage, suggesting that many of the rationales offered in support of such amendments involve faculty factual assertions or conclusions which do not follow from the premises offered. The article concludes that the state marriage amendments do not strengthen marriage but instead make it a political tool, thereby sullying it in the name of protecting it.

Keywords: marriage, constitutional amendment, children. benefits

JEL Classifications: J12, J71, K10

Accepted Paper Series

Date posted: May 25, 2006 ; Last revised: August 22, 2008

Suggested Citation

Strasser, Mark, State Constitutional Amendments Defining Marriage: On Protections, Restrictions, and Credibility. Florida Coastal Law Review, Vol. 7, pp. 365-387, 2005. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=904193

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Mark Strasser (Contact Author)

Capital University - Law School ( email )

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