Do people feel like a constitution is the place for banning gay marriage?

Question

The Colorado constitution now says: "Marriage can only exist between a man and a woman." Can you imagine learning about a consitution and reading that line after learning about all the rights GIVEN to a group of people. Looking at the national constitution, it says all men are created equal, and grants us rights to bear arms, the right to vote (if you're black or female or under 21)...the constitution is a place to grant rights, and place where important rights have been added over time since the 1700s. Would our forefathers roll in their graves if they knew that we were using the constitution to ban people from rights?

Answer 1

There have been gays as long as there has been people. Actually in some cultures it was perfectly acceptable.
A world in which everybody can be who they want to be on equal terms is wonderful. When I think of religion, I think of a time when they didn't have a toaster, a microwave, a car, a microscope, space challenger,a telescope. How can a civilization 2,000 years ago still apply to all of mankind's understandings of the present and still have validity?
Evolution is still occuring.

Answer 2

I'm sorry to disagree with you in this case (I believe that gradually gay marriage should be allowed), but the Constitution is exactly the place for that. It is not just about granting rights (you are thinking of the Bill of Rights, which is part of the constitution), but it is also about limiting government, as well as a few other things.

If it is not made a constitutional amendment, then if ONE state allows gay marriage, all the others, even if they don't allow such marriages, must recognize the union of that particular couple.

They are, in essence, forced to recognize gay marriage against the will of their citizens.

Why is that a problem?

That means that every business in every state will have to give them full benefits.

If forced suddenly to do this, businesses will have three choices:

1) Do it and raise prices accordingly (nothing is free, whether health care, or gay marriage) to cover the extra cost;
2) Drop benefits for married couples (in states where they are forced to give them, they'll have to leave the state);
3) Go out of business.

This would be a serious blow to the U.S.A. economy.

At the same time, do we want a religious objection to prevent justice?

I have a simple solution. End benefits for married couples. Give benefits to paired child raisers. Give tax breaks to paired child raisers, not married couples, not single parents.

It would encourage marriage (and thus better conditions for children), and cut the costs for business and tax payers.

Our forefathers would be appalled at the idea of "gay marriage". They were products of their day, and it's kind of silly to ignore that to make a point that is fairly clearly false. Goodness sake, they left black people out of the Bill of Rights!

Answer 3

Read the Constitution buddy - it speaks that only God can grant rights to man, that man can only protect those God Given rights.

Last time I read the Bible - God condemns and damns those men that lie with men and that whole ilk of sins.

I don't believe an amendment should be done in the US Constitution, because matters such of this should be taken up and managed by the states themselves, as per our Constitutional Republic.

The people of the state need to decide whether they are going to abide by the God given rights and protect them, or to go the way of socialism and allow anyone to do what they will, the hell with God.

I'd say the majority of Coloradans would rather abide by God's laws than allow for something that God condemns be made legal in their state.

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Addendum - despite liberal media and politicians, 5 out of 6 states that pushed for a Marriage Amendment that outlined marriage as being legal between only a man and a woman, passed those amendements.

Looks like the liberals of America still don't get or understand the average American and their moral values

Answer 4

The purpose of a constitution is to lay out the structure of the government. The US Constitution also sets limitations on that government. It is not the place for specific laws proscribing specific conduct. It is ludicrous that a constitution of any type would contain one specific law against gay marriage.

Answer 5

Gay Marriage ? Ask Colorado. It's mostly Democrats anyway.
But the Rights you quoted out of Our Constitution? Please reread it and put the "Entire" quotes in your post.....

Answer 6

No, it is not. It is up to the church, not the state.