Wolfson introduces us to the case, Turner v. Safley, by telling us what the case means and how it was looked at by the supreme court; more specicifully he tells us how the justices look at marriage in American law. There were four things that define a marriage according to them:
1- publication of love between two people
2- marriage has religious and spiritual roles
3- marriage allows sex
4- marriage comes with responsibility for the other.
A key thing to note here is that Wolfson does not tell us that the "Americans who had been denied the freedom to marry" were prisoners. If he had, it might have hurt his case. First he infused the idea that marriage is a "important choice that it may not be arbitrarily denied by the government." After you were in a similar frame of mid as his, he lets you know that he was talking about prisoners. It was an effective strategy because if you don't support prisoners marrying, you are forced to think about why you initially agreed with the idea that everyone can marry.
1- publication of love between two people
2- marriage has religious and spiritual roles
3- marriage allows sex
4- marriage comes with responsibility for the other.
A key thing to note here is that Wolfson does not tell us that the "Americans who had been denied the freedom to marry" were prisoners. If he had, it might have hurt his case. First he infused the idea that marriage is a "important choice that it may not be arbitrarily denied by the government." After you were in a similar frame of mid as his, he lets you know that he was talking about prisoners. It was an effective strategy because if you don't support prisoners marrying, you are forced to think about why you initially agreed with the idea that everyone can marry.
The case Turner V. Safley is not only relevant but also makes an important statement about society. The outcome of the case says that, how can you let prisoners, who broke the law, marry and not someone who has always followed the rules.
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