Quote Originally Posted by voxelectronica View Post
Diablo... actually, what you are talking about is marriage as a civil right, it is not. It's a legal right which the government can restrict.

Remember though this is not just about what the government wants. Gay marriage has been voted down by states. This legal issue has been brought up to several states who have voted against it. This government is a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. The people of these states have spoken.
It is a civil rights issue, there's an equal protection argument to be made. Further, there's an unenumerated rights argument.

As for "the people", it simply shows the tyranny of the majority; something our government was specifically designed to guard against. "The people" might speak, but they don't get to restrict the rights of others no matter how loudly they do so.