[Hoot Gibson]

Do you think states should be able to keep black and white people from marrying interracially? Isn't that also a state call? Again, since you are stating precedents, how did the SCOTUS rule on marriage being a right 14 times since 1888? If they have ruled 14 times that marriage is a citizen's right, then they will probably rule that it includes even gays.

No, with the exception of Utah, marriage has historically been between one man and one woman. For a period of time, marriage in Utah was between one man and one or more women but polygamy but the LDS Church banned the practice before Utah became a state.

The U.S. Constitution has been amended since 1888 to prohibit discrimination against blacks. You have put forth your gay agenda repeatedly over the years, and I really don't care to rehash it for the umpteenth time. There is nothing in the Constitution, IMO, that prohibits states from defining marriage. There is also nothing in that document that allows the federal government to redefine marriage and force states to accept that definition. The founding fathers never intended for men to marry men, women to marry women, or any human to marry any non-human or inanimate object. Not all discrimination is unconstitutional.

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage, then I expect that it will be forced to rule that bans against polygamy are also unconstitutional. I am not making any predictions, but I believe that the right decision will be to allow states to continue to define marriage, provided that they do not violate the constitutional rights of any protected class.

I am not a gay rights advocate and I am not an anti-gay rights crusader. I am for common sense laws when people show an inability to exercise common sense. I oppose gay marriage on a common sense basis, but if the majority of the voters in my state support it, then I am fine with that too. Either way, I do not believe that it should be a federal issue.