But really, why have any kind of law regarding relationships at all? It seems that Americans have decided sex has nothing to do with procreation, sex has nothi

But really, why have any kind of law regarding relationships at all? It seems that Americans have decided sex has nothing to do with procreation, sex has nothing to do with love, love has nothing to do with life long commitment, and procreation isn't necessary for our society anyways. Since the government should only deal with things that have societal consequences, it should not legislate any of these things. Of course, if we are wrong about the importance of procreation, what are the consequences? Most likely America will go the way of the rest of Europe and face population death. So what? It isn't like there aren't many other cultures that are more than willing to tie marriage to sex to procreation, and thus take our place. Of course, they don't tend to have the respect for freedom of thought, conscience, and choice that America historically has held. However, we've decided sex with whomever and whenever we want is more important than preserving such a rare culture. If that's our choice, then so be it. Otherwise, we'd be compromising our principles.