> People think it is ok for the state to manipulate the personal lives of citizens like that? Yes? Otherwise, the whole body of marriage-related laws would hav

> People think it is ok for the state to manipulate the personal lives of citizens like that? Yes? Otherwise, the whole body of marriage-related laws would have disappeared long ago. Or are you surprised that the governments are trying to shape the societies they preside upon? That's kinda their whole deal.