As to the constitution, I understand it better than you or obozo can ever hope to.
You know what they say? Actions speak louder than words, and your actions suggest you haven't got a clue.
Anyone who makes that claim that because something isn't explicitly mentioned in the US Constitution is therefore not protected by the Constitution doesn't know anything about the US Constitution or how it works. I'm sorry if you disagree, but you can accept fundamentals or not, your choice.
Let's see. Nothing in the Constitution says you are innocent until proven guilty. It comes from English Common Law which is assumed to exist still in US Law.
There's nothing about a fair trial.
No right to vote.
No right to travel.
No judicial review by the federal courts.
No right to procreate.
No right to privacy.
No separation of church and state.
That s Not in the Constitution Rights Not Spelled Out
"The people who sincerely believe that constitutional rights are limited solely to those spelled out in the text of the Constitution must be able to defend not just the absence of a right to privacy, but also the absence of constitutional rights to travel, a fair trial, marriage, procreation, voting, and more — not every right which people take for granted has been discussed here. I don’t think it can be done."
Things That Are Not In the U.S. Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net
Again, similar stuff.
Clearly, there's a lot of stuff that is protected by the constitution that isn't specified by the Constitution.
What you fail to see is what is written in the constitution. 14th Amendment
"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."
No state can deprive someone of liberty.
What is Liberty?
liberty definition of liberty in Oxford dictionary American English US
"The state of being free within
society from
oppressive restrictions imposed by
authority on one’s
way of life,
behavior, or
political views:"
Definition of ldquo liberty rdquo Collins English Dictionary
"the power of choosing, thinking, and acting for oneself; freedom from control or restriction"
So, surely the power of choosing for yourself without having the govt choose for you is protected by the Constitution. States cannot prevent you from choosing what you want to do. Clearly those who deny gay marriage are denying consenting adults the right to marry the person of their choice (and no, this doesn't mean they can marry someone who doesn't want to marry them, because this would be taking away their right and no right is higher than rights themselves).
Stopping people from marrying who they choose is stopping people doing what they want when it doesn't harm others, this is an oppressive restriction imposed by authority on their way of life.
So I'm saying firstly stopping gay marriage deprives people of liberty and is therefore unconstitutional to deny them this.
Also it denies then equal protection of the law. There is one law for straight people and something different for gay people. Clearly not equal to anyone other than those who are looking for a way to deny people equal protection of the laws, (like you with the "they can marry someone of the opposite sex so it's fair", clearly not as liberty is about the ability to make your own choices free from govt control as long as it doesn't hurt anyone (At which point you'll make the daft statement that it harms people, when clearly it doesn't harm anyone)).
Look, I am sick of the gay agenda and its bullshit. Put the issue to bed one way or the other. If you gays win then you can add a sexual preference course to the common core curriculum. Tell 3rd graders that they can choose to be straight or gay as soon as they reach puberty. Tell the multi partner marriage advocates to line up for marriage licenses. Forget morallity and just say anything goes as long as it feels good at the time.
and while you are at it, lets do away with all drug laws and put coke and crack on the shelves of every Walgreens and CVS. After all, why discriminate against those with a drug addiction?
A society with no morals will die, maybe that would be the best thing for this one. Scrap it and start over.
It was put to bed in the 14th Amendment. GET OVER IT.