Thesis Proposal

Many people seem to think that fewer limits is equal to more freedom; this may seem logical, but it is not only entirely illogical, it is often untrue.

The truth of transcendental numbers, discovered by the great logician George Cantor, tells us that this is not the case in the realm of numbers or sets, and, following a line of reasoning similar to the perpetuates of the Catastrophe Theory applied to sociological phenomenon, neither is this the case in society.

If this is the case on a universal level, the same principle may be successfully applied to any specific issue within that universe’s realm. Marriage is one of these issues: The traditional family has begun to fall apart as society attacks it and its values. As the family – a unit initiated and facilitated by marriage – is razed by so many “smarter-than-thee” “intellectuals,” we find more jails being erected and more individuals being corrected – a phenomenon entirely uncoincidental. My claim is that this is because the basic ideology of U.S. political theory is democracy, and democracy is based upon the principle of putting right before good. The U.S. is not, however, a democracy. It is a republic, and as such the good must be considered at least equal to, if not more than, the importance of right.  Gays say it is their right to be wed the same as any straight couple. I am against that idea only to degree, and that degree being the commonality of the virtues of any two individual marriages being considered and the authority by which the partnership is joined. This, however, should not be the argument that is discussed among our policy makers. The concern should not be that of rights, but that of the communal good. How we define good is essential to getting this issue straight, and the best way to do so is discuss the things that may or not be good – two things in particular: A community’s social and scientific advancement, a community’s endearment of peace and non-offensive violence, and the community’s economic success, development, and reliance. All of these things depend on people – the success of any of these things depends on the capacities of these people to discern between right and wrong, to function at a high cognitive level, and to care about people. There will always be those that oppose community good if it goes against their own individual desires, so all parties ought to be at least appeased by the policy that is arranged.

Suggested policy change: For all gay couples, if they can show that they have equal financial responsibilities to a married couple under the U.S. jurisdiction, they may receive equal tax allowances, but not a marriage certificate. This ought to be implemented via civil union and redacted upon dissolution of the same union. The gay couple is not to be allowed to adopt. A child needs both a mother and a father in his or her family, and even if this not at all available, the child must have a clear idea that this is the natural order of life, and this principle – as an idea or a reality – must never be undermined by a community’s leaders.