What major decision has the Supreme Court made recently to change the definition of marriage in the United States?

The camp opposed to same-sex marriage has indicated that it will promote constitutional amendment to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman. Only the constitutional amendment bill must be initiated by two-thirds of the members of the US Senate and House of Representatives or two-thirds of the state legislatures, and passed by three-quarters of the state legislatures. It can be seen that the threshold for "counterattack" is extremely high and it is not easy to pass. The opposition camp quoted 1973, the ruling of the Federal Supreme Court on the legalization of abortion, tearing up the endless social heritage, saying that the Supreme Court should not make a national unified legal decision on sensitive issues that should be decided by the public opinion of each state.

The conservative view holds that marriage is the oldest social system developed by human beings in order to maintain and protect social stability, cultural inheritance and natural evolution. It is not only a family of two people, but also involves the intergenerational inheritance of parents and children, social stability and the continuation of national culture, which makes the marriage system noble and sacred, and it is not easy to accept that it has been changed. Although all countries recognize the validity of civil marriage ceremony, most of them give it to the church, which is to strengthen the social responsibility of individuals for the marriage system with the sanctity of religion. The church strongly opposes same-sex marriage, not necessarily out of religious prejudice, but out of maintaining the stability and survival of social and cultural traditions.

American society is more conservative than western European tradition, and now this ruling has subverted the impression of the world. France is far more open and tolerant of non-traditional sexual issues, such as homosexuality and extramarital affairs, than the United States. However, the French President signed the law legalizing same-sex marriage on May 8th this year, which caused at least 6.5438+0.5 million people to demonstrate in the streets of Paris. The left and right factions unanimously stood out against it, mainly because they were worried about whether same-sex marriage was suitable for starting a family and raising children. It can be seen that even a very secular and open French society has changed the social system involving the upbringing of the next generation.

It is a trend to give homosexuals equal rights and avoid discrimination, which should also be guaranteed by the Constitution. Since the 1950s, the United States has promoted the civil rights movement, and various affirmative movements have emerged one after another. Homosexuals oppose discrimination and strive for dignity and equality, which is the later wave, but it has made rapid progress. 16 years ago, the US Congress passed a law that only recognized heterosexual marriage, and liberal Clinton immediately signed it. Now that Clinton apologized for signing the law, Obama invited two same-sex couples to file a lawsuit. The China Post reported that one-sixth of the donors are gay, which shows that the atmosphere is changing rapidly. But will the Liberal Party's joy in celebrating the victory cause a backlash from the Conservative Party? The change of public opinion on abortion is a lesson.

After the same-sex spouse is protected by law, all taxes, welfare, immigration, medical care, insurance, education, inheritance, workplace, etc. These all involve the new standards of spouse identification, and the subsequent government and social systems have been "subverted", such as the identification of immigrant same-sex spouses, tax incentives, insurance benefits and so on. It is said that it will reach 65,438+0,400, each of which is a challenge for the government and enterprises to implement in the future. Whether the United States is ready to accept it or not will still lead to disorder and disorder, so that criminals who violate the law can take advantage of it, which deserves the attention of the US government.

In addition, most Chinese in the United States are conservative, attach importance to family and children's education, rarely discuss these disputes openly, and are relatively conservative about sexual issues. There may be no need to resolutely support or oppose same-sex marriage, let alone discriminate against homosexuality. If we can look at the evolution of American open society with a normal mind, it will be a new social experience. In California, for example, there are 66,000 Asian-Pacific same-sex couples "coming out", not including those who are secretive and unknown. It can be seen that this judgment has also affected the rights of many Asian-Pacific immigrants.