Many of the arrangements were political in nature as families, tribal units, and nations sought to gain an alliance or as a result of war became part of the winning side. The pick of the litter became waves or concubines, the pick of the male line became hostages. Or some such variation. In some system s they were married off to key leaders of the dude or dudette in charge. There was always something extra thrown in horses, weapons, gold or troops and of course land. Think of it as historical manifest destiny. Whether they got it on or not was measured by the number of sons produced and to some extent daughters who could be married off for some gain. As far ss the rest of goes ''too much information' or nobody's business' except hollywood fantasy and FMSM led by supermarket tabloids.

Here we go again? RightsGranted. The citizens gave that right to the states. The states used it to entangle the concept with a ton of legal requirements. That part came under the purview of the federal government using primarily Article IV of the Constitution Full Faith and Credit to laws of the states by other states. There was also a mention of the 14th Amendment

That would be Section one

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. 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; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution#Text

The part used by the Supreme Court in one of the cites.

The chain led from rights granted by citizens to the State government to state government to oversight procedure only in those areas required by the Constitution.

Now as to the validity of the 14th Amendment. In common with the 16th Amendment on Income tax there was and is a question on validity. There was and is some complaints filed way back when.

Since then it's been sour grapes and hot air with no action by anyone to repeal or abrogate.

In other words you talk to the talk but are you wiling to walk the walk along and that question includes Mr. Scott and Mr Dilorenzo. Show me a valid action that is not just some scam to separate money from the gullible cherry pickers.?

I wrote a poem about that exact subject posted previously.

Ode to Prince Albert of Bore

Put it to rhyme

One line at a time

The election rout

Was never in doubt

Two centuries three decades

Have passed in a flash

There's been enough time

To cry, moan and whine.

You could have amended

But couldn't be tempted

Electoral still wins

Despite tears and whims

No matter the issue

It flew by and missed you

With never a question.

What need of elections?

The old constitution?

There's a new substitution

They'll tell us what's right

Three knocks in the night

Took your couch then your house,

For some mooching louse.

All that's left from the past

Is your couch potato ass.

Also applies to the 14th and 16th Amendments

I think i'll rededicate this to the Couch Potato Party who helped gave us a one party system of government