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The 14th amendment, didn't give the federal government unlimited power. It didn't overturn the 10th amendment.
That doesn't answer my question. You said this is an article 1 section 8 issue issue. I asked you how. Again, how does article 1 section 8 apply to the constitutionality of laws passed by individual states?
This suit has nothing to do with Congressional powers (article 1 section 8) or the power of the federal government. The Constitution is clear that States cannot pass any law that denies its people due process or the equal protection of that law. The question here isn't one of Congressional overreach or the extent of federal control over the States - the question is does a State law denying gay people the protections of marriage law violate the Constitution.
All these minority groups are whining about their rights.
They have the same rights as everyone else.
If you aren't aware of history, African Americans used to be able to ride the bus in Alabama, but they had to ride on the back of the bus.
They enjoyed the same rights as white people, being able to ride the bus, but they had their own special section. Some argued "whats the problem, they can ride the bus like the rest of us?"
The courts and lawmakers decided otherwise, with time. Same issue now. You're saying "Well Gays can marry someone of the opposite sex like the rest of us, whats the problem" It seems that some courts have decided that view is wrong, other courts have decided the issue is best left to the states.
The SCOTUS will have the final say, on whether or not homosexuals are granted the right to marry whom they please, of either sex, granted by the constitution. We'll have our answer when they Supreme Court takes up the case. Only 9 people will get to decide, but even many who strictly adhere to the wording of the constitution see no reason why a man can not marry a man, or a woman can not marry a woman. Odds are, the SCOTUS will grant them the rights that you hold as "special", and see them as normal.
There go those hateful Republicans - making more laws and intruding into the lives of Americans, again.
It's exactly why I vote Libertarian. I'm all for states rights, and all, but that doesn't mean I agree with my state's stance on the matter either. I believe ALL American citizens regardless of my religious beliefs, or whatever should have equal rights. PERIOD! I still don't understand how what 2 consenting adults do in the their own private lives has any effect on them, or how they live their lives? Jesus H Christ people worry about your OWN morality, and your own lives and stop butting into the lives of others! I'm not going to pretend that I understand how or why people are gay, but I sure as hell am not going to persecute them, or treat them like a 2nd class citizen either!
Then stop using the mullahs' logic in political discourse, mmkay?
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Jesus H Christ people worry about your OWN morality, and your own lives and stop butting into the lives of others! I'm not going to pretend that I understand how or why people are gay, but I sure as hell am not going to persecute them, or treat them like a 2nd class citizen either!
