[Hoot Gibson]

They certainly have the constitutional right to bar the secular institution of marriage and they certainly do not have the right to bar the religious institution of marriage because of the First Amendment.

Of course, the politicians who passed laws banning state recognition of straight marriages would have to find real jobs. Gay marriage is a political issue - not a constitutional one.

That being said, there are plenty of liberal judges who will jump at the opportunity to spin the Constitution upside down and rule that all states must recognize gay marriages performed in states where it is legalized.