Marriage pre-existed the state

Erik Erikson points out that marriage is an institution that pre-existed the state.

The laws enacted across the country to preserve the status quo are just that — there to keep the state, via the courts or legislature from changing an institution neither the courts nor legislatures of the several states created, but chose to recognize.

So yes, let’s keep the government out of marriage.

In fact, not one of the founding fathers married prior to 1776 remarried the same person after the United States was formed.

Government did not create marriage. The only laws on the books related to marriage are state laws and federal laws that recognize the marriage structure that previously existed before the government established them.

Read more here: http://www.redstate.com/2013/04/01/yes-lets-keep-government-out-of-marriage/