[thecavemaster]

[B]Yes we do[/B] but neither of us had a hand in writing the US Constitution. The framers of the US Constitution provided for a mechanism to amend the document as the need arose, but only with the consent of the governed.

Liberals have no interest in our government getting the consent of the people it governs. All that matters to the far left is imposing their will on the nation, regardless of the Constitution or the will of the majority. The framers of the Constitution never intended for the judicial branch to be able to set aside legislation simply because a judge's political views match those of a very vocal minority. It is time for judges to rediscover the four corners principle of jurisprudence.

If the will of the majority is to deny people essential liberties, what then? To me, Hoot, a same sex couple's desire to be married, to fall under the legal umbrella of "married," is beyond "political views." The general grace of God is akin to essential liberties in our society: political views don't matter... religious views don't matter: it's fundamental. "establish justice," is a foundatonal principle, not subject to the will and whim of the people. The Framers were just as concerned by majority dictation as by expansive governmental intrusion... history proves this wise.