The 14th amendment was not written in original intent in (1868) to provide for "Same Sex Marriage" as the US Supreme Court has ruled it does (2015) Obergefell v. Hodges.
This amendment was provided for newly freed slaves of the (1865) 13th amendment to ensure citizenship and, Life, Liberty, Property, Equal Protection And Due Process.
(1865) 13th amendment, freedom from slavery
(1868) 14th amendment, to protect freed slaves, as US citizens.
Life=Death Penalty
Liberty=Imprisonment,Detained
Property=Confiscation/Seizure
Equal Protection=Public Lawyer, Due Process
The only way true provision and protection will be seen regarding "Same Sex Marriage" is through a constitutional amendment.
Wikipedia: United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, and authorized Congress to enforce abolition. Though millions of slaves had been declared free by the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, their post Civil War status was unclear, as was the status of other millions.[82] Congress intended the Thirteenth Amendment to be a proclamation of freedom for all slaves throughout the nation and to take the question of emancipation away from politics. This amendment rendered inoperative or moot several of the original parts of the constitution.[83]
The Fourteenth Amendment (1868) granted United States citizenship to former slaves and to all persons "subject to U.S. jurisdiction". It also contained three new limits on state power: a state shall not violate a citizen's privileges or immunities; shall not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and must guarantee all persons equal protection of the laws.
This amendment was provided for newly freed slaves of the (1865) 13th amendment to ensure citizenship and, Life, Liberty, Property, Equal Protection And Due Process.
(1865) 13th amendment, freedom from slavery
(1868) 14th amendment, to protect freed slaves, as US citizens.
Life=Death Penalty
Liberty=Imprisonment,Detained
Property=Confiscation/Seizure
Equal Protection=Public Lawyer, Due Process
The only way true provision and protection will be seen regarding "Same Sex Marriage" is through a constitutional amendment.
Wikipedia: United States Constitution
The Thirteenth Amendment (1865) abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime, and authorized Congress to enforce abolition. Though millions of slaves had been declared free by the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, their post Civil War status was unclear, as was the status of other millions.[82] Congress intended the Thirteenth Amendment to be a proclamation of freedom for all slaves throughout the nation and to take the question of emancipation away from politics. This amendment rendered inoperative or moot several of the original parts of the constitution.[83]
The Fourteenth Amendment (1868) granted United States citizenship to former slaves and to all persons "subject to U.S. jurisdiction". It also contained three new limits on state power: a state shall not violate a citizen's privileges or immunities; shall not deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law; and must guarantee all persons equal protection of the laws.
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