Originally Posted by
Judy
Why does what not apply to children? Marriage laws? Oh geez, because they are not old enough to execute a contract. Marriage recognized by government is a legal contract and minors are not of age to consent or execute the contract just as they are not allowed to execute any contract, for the same reason they can't buy beer or cigarettes or vote, because they're minors and too young to make the decision.
As for dogs, because your dog isn't a PERSON protected by the Equal Protection Clause of the US Constitution.
As for marrying 100 people at a time, marriage recognized by government is a contract recognized by government, it's only purpose is for legal and financial protections. Bigamy and polygamy violate the purpose of the marriage contract which is to commit to one person at a time. If you don't want to commit to one person at a time, then there is no purpose to a marriage contract and nothing for states or government to protect with marriage laws, i. e., if you've only got one vacuum to commit, you can't commit the same vacuum to 100 people and still honor the contract, so there is no contract to protect.