I would like to think that my previous comments kind of clarified this. One thing I thought of this morning that was spawned by our converstation yesterday was that marriage needs to be defined by virtue of the fact that are are having this conversation. Because you are asking these questions it needs to be defined. There are others that will have these same questions and I am glad that you asking them. Thank you!
how the institution af a Talossan Marriage could assure people to not being discriminated more than the Constitution does?
Yes, Article Four states that people shall be free of descrimination and so on. But what exactly does that mean in terms of the context of marriage. (I am making an assumption with this next statement.) You do not believe in plural marriage and you will support the preventing the legalization of it, but does that mean the the this right should be denied to others that do believe in it. You do not believe that this is right and defining it will show that in the Republic of Talossa that this is constitutional, legal, and accepted with no questions (well, atleast significantly fewer questions).
By not defining exactly what marriage is and means we are leaving ourselves open to many questions. Are same sex marriages legal? Are plural marriages legal? Is any marriage legal that is not a "traditional marriage" as defined by antiquated and theocratic defintions of macronations today? It is not specifically spelled out by our laws. The constitution says that we cannot be descriminated but what does that mean? Defining Marriage will ensure that their are no questions and prevent the narrowing of the definition from how it is implied by the constitution.
And how Talossa could effectively grant maritial status to its citizen?
Talossa will grant marital status in a similar fashion as do other nations around the world. (Here is the information for the county that I live in.). This is somethng that I think that we will have to look at closely. Close examination of the process will be necessary incase our marriages are scrutinized by macronations or other micronations. I have started to outline the process in a previous post. We will have to look at the process carefully and document it or the Talossan institution of marriage will be a novelty and not something to take seriously.
And what Talossa could gain?
We will be providing a method of validation and the ability to protect it, and and the individuals involved. By not defining it you are in some ways ignoring that it exists and ignoring that this special relationship will not have a consideration on how laws pertain to the individuals or their union.
The laws of the world are changing countries are investigation and passing laws to legalize and acknolwedge an expanded definition of marriage. There are bills everywhere that are accepting same sex unions. It is just a matter of time before Plural marriages are accepted (ACLU ). Why should we start out behind what will be inevitable, and is currently constitutional by our laws. Lets us define this and look towards the future of Talossa.
Your law could generate a scenario where two people are single for the entire world, but married for Talossa. We have to escape from this horrible scenario, son of a Macro or Game fanatism.
Why is this question being asked? Why is our situation different than any other nation in the world? Because we are a micronation that exists solely on the internet composed of people from many different cultures that may never meet eachother and, most importantly, we do not have lands or international recognition.
Is that a good reason to not take a serious issue - seriously? Is this a good reason to not take our future as a nation seriously? We may never obtain international recognition, but we will definitely not ever be taken seriously if we do not take ourselves seriously. An outside government and people outside of he Republic will judge us based on our laws and public face. I am pretty sure that every governenment in the world defines marriage and has laws to validate and protect it. If a Talossan marriage it is to be accepted it cannot be an implied institution and will need to be put into law and defined.
How is a Talossan marriage from marriages in macronations today? If I am married in the United States, I can go and marry someone according to the laws of another country. I can then go to a different nation to live, with wives in to different nations, and continue my life with my son and girlfriend as if the other two never existed and marry again. The United States and many other countries in the world do not acknowlege plural marriages. If a person that comes from a place where plural marriages are legal such as some nations in Africa, India, and various Muslim cultures, that relationship is not valid here. It is definitely taken into serious consideration when a legal situation concerns this relationship.
A marriage is a marriage. What matters is how much we believe in and respect it. The paperwork just gives political an legal validation to this union and gives it legal protection and status. Which ever country I am in does not have to recognize this. Just the fact that they are married by someones definition does give it some level of sactity no matter what you believe or what country you are in. Marriage is a sacred institution that no culture takes lightly. What matters is that I say that I am married and that some entity recognizes it.
