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In the United States, all states have limited Civil Unions to just two people (e.g., the US does not recognize polygamy).
In the United States, all states have limited Civil Unions to just two people (e.g., the US does not recognize polygamy).
African-American marriages were not legally recognized in the [[United States]] until after the [[Civil War]], and mixed race couples were only allowed to marry in all areas of the U.S. after a 1967 decision in the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref> [[Loving v. Virginia]] </ref> Before that time, 16 states prohibited [[interracial marriage]]. Disapproval of interracial relationships was once justified as divinely ordained, however most people today and all of the first world nations accept so-called "mixed" marriages.
African-American marriages were not legally recognized in the [[United States]] until after the [[Civil War]], and mixed race couples were only allowed to marry in all areas of the U.S. after a 1967 decision in the [[United States Supreme Court]].<ref>[[Loving v. Virginia]]</ref> Before that time, 16 states prohibited [[interracial marriage]]. Disapproval of interracial relationships was once justified as divinely ordained, however most people today and all of the first world nations accept so-called "mixed" marriages.
In the United States, most states have enacted laws limiting civil marriages to opposite gender partners, and several have passed constituational amendments. After the 2008 elections, it is likely that another 10-20 states will put limitations of "One man, one woman" into their State constitution. Federal law does not define marriage, as that is one of the Constitutionally derived powers of the States, but the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] does prohibit the Federal Government from forcing any state to recognize a so-called "homosexual marriage".
In the United States, most states have enacted laws limiting civil marriages to opposite gender partners, and several have passed constituational amendments. After the 2008 elections, it is likely that another 10-20 states will put limitations of "One man, one woman" into their State constitution. Federal law does not define marriage, as that is one of the Constitutionally derived powers of the States, but the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] does prohibit the Federal Government from forcing any state to recognize a so-called "homosexual marriage".