Homosexual marriage

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Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

A Constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage?

No, it's not an amendment saying "gay marriage is hereby banned!" It's a Constitutional amendment declaring that in the US, a marriage is between one man and one woman.

I thought the states were responsible for marriage laws? Would this amendment not impinge upon state rights, and aren't those protected in the Constitution?

This leaves some of the definitions, as far as age, relatedness, etc. to the states.

And, obviously, what about gay rights?

What about polygamist's rights? Why stop at gay rights?

There are no "gay rights" called out in our Constitution. There are no "polygamist's rights" called out in our Constitution. Marriage has always been between one man and one woman here, and ANYONE that wants to change the definition has the perfect right and freedom to attempt to do so.

In every state that it has come to a vote, the people have passed some sort of legal form saying that they want marriage to be between one man and one woman.