Do you have to be married to be President of the U nited States, or can you be single, or even homosexual?
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You CAN be single, but concidering how the christians control everything, Unless youre married you might as well wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which gets full faster. Same goes for being homosexual. The TAX FREE dollars of the christian community (hows that for seperation of church and state) do not want to pay for the electing of someone who by their very being, goes against their beliefs. So, no Im sorry- even though its legal to be single or gay, you will have a difficult if NOT impossible journey should you try and run for president.
404102
Yes, they can. However, as the President is elected by electoral votes (which are determined by a state's population), all of the people residing there actually only get one vote. How's that for fair?
853040
Ah, the same reason why California has a very confusing ( and constantly changing ) gun law.\n\nYou see, there's a Federal constitution and a State Constitution.  The Federal Constitution is the minimum, the standard for all states.  But, since there is nothing written down in the Federal constitution that says same sex marriages are allowed, the individual states can out law them with in their own borders.\nYes, I understand your point, but it's not about morality.  It's about politics.  Which basically translates to votes.  The leaders need to be popular with the masses to keep their jobs.
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You must be a naturally born citizen to be president. Thus there is no way save a constitutional amendment that Gov. schwarzennegger can become president.\n\nUS Constitution, Article II, Section 1\n\nNo person except a natural born citizen, or a citizen of the United States, at the time of the adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the office of President; neither shall any person be eligible to that office who shall not have attained to the age of thirty-five years, and been fourteen years a resident within the United States.
52475
I believe you have to get married in the U.S. and live there.  Also the person you marry has to be a citizen of the U.S.
1039527
I am Gay.\n\nI want all the provisions / protections of the simple procedure of Civil Marriage.  Nothing less.
1068992
I personally think it is silly to want the state involved in any marriage either straight or gay. Marriage is a formal ceremony stating your intentions before God it is a travesty and an abomination to invite the state to take part in such a union. I have a marriage license but only because my minister required it. I think if I was to get married now I would find a minister who would agree to do it with out the states intrusion. Regardless of if I was marrying a man or a woman. Although as a bisexual I don't think I would ever get married again.
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As of September 2005 in the United States, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts recognizes same-sex marriage, while California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey and Vermont grant persons in same-sex unions a similar legal status to those in a civil marriage by domestic partnership, civil union or reciprocal beneficiary laws.
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I'm a gay man and i don't know if i'll ever get married or not but i would like to have the option to. Outlawing gay marriage is just like forceing tens of thousands of natives to live on reservations, just like after Pearl Harbour all those Japanese familys put into "interment camps", hell its even kinda like that thing we had, i can't remember what it was called, but i think we might have gone into CIVIL WAR BECAUSE OF IT......Oh yeah SLAVERY. The only differnce between a Slave circa 1850 and a gay Man or Woman circa 2006 is that the slaves were forced to work. This is suppost to be a religious free state, but all of these "leaders" are shoving their religion down americas gullets. What has happened to countries that have an offical state religion, must of them are in turmoil. YOU telling me that i can't marry a man is the same as me saying that ur wife or husband or whore or mistress whatever (Christians, right!)can not give u oral sex or u can not ejaculate or orgasm. It's pathetic. RAINBOW POWER!!!!
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This debate has clarified for me that the government shouldn't really be in the marriage business.  Let the churches perform marriages for whomever they think fit, and let the government simply record the marraiges or civil unions and grant equal rights to them all.  As for plural "marriages,"  they exist, but there is not a sizable part of the population which supports them.  That is a different debate for another day, and the issues are quite different.  In my mind, the purpose of marriage or civil union is to provide support to individuals, especially when they are raising children.  Some of the most monogamous couples I know are gay, and they are some of the best parents too.
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Since marriage is a legal description of a state of affairs, not a right conferred by the constitution, it is possible no such amendment could ever be ratified in the first place. \n\nI think at best, an amendment like that could define marriage but never prevent gay people from having a union of the same status with another name.
837783
I will presume you mean 'openly gay' President since many historians think we've already had a couple of closeted homosexual men serve as President. The answer is; probably some day. Not soon, but when the citizens of this socially backwards nation evolve enough, yes.
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Most states allow same sex marriage now....Lady
771118
Nope..\nYou can only marry one of them.
625932
Forever. I think you probably promised something like "til death do us part", right? Marrying just for citizenship is illegal, if I'm not mistaken. As is falsifying a marriage license (it's a government document)
1128341
The word "marriage". Just because these few people are divorced under circumstances which obviously bother you doesn't change the fact that the word "marriage" means the union of one man and one woman.\n\nIf you want the state to recognize other unions, then call them that - unions. Call them ALL unions. "Marriage" is a religious term anyway.\n\nAnd why does it matter if these people divorced? Mr. Clinton made it alright for anyone to commit adultery, and you're worried about people getting legal divorces and remarrying?
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This would depend entirely on the church, or denomination that you belong to and also on where you are from.\n\nAre you wanting to become a minister, or just to marry people? In may states you do not have to be ordained to marry people, some states allow Notarys to perform weddings, or they have Justice of the Peace who do civil weddings without having to be ordained.\n\nIf you are wanting to become ordained, the best advice that I can give you as an Archbishop myself, is to speak to your pastor, he can guide you in the proper direction.