The Constitution says: “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law” (U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV). Under this amendment to the Constitution, due process must be followed to tell a person he or she may or may not do something. In other words, same-sex couples need to have their day in court and in compliance with the laws already in place, legalizing heterosexual marriages, so same-sex marriage should also be legal because it serves the same purpose. The First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or restrict freedom of speech or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances” (U.S. Constitution Amendment I). Under this, anyone who claims that same-sex marriage violates their religious rights is simply told that a citizen's constitutional rights will supersede religious rights. Citizens need only read the Constitution to realize that same-sex marriage is not only a civil right but also a constitutional right. This shows that, according to the laws of the United States of America, same-sex marriage is