Barack Obama

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Bionca

Except that part where they won't let gals like me get married, or have some basic job protections ... you know minor stuff like that

I thought Bush tried to ban gay marriage, and congress overrode him saying it's a state matter??

[Ogryn1313]

Originally Posted by TracyCoxx

I thought Bush tried to ban gay marriage, and congress overrode him saying it's a state matter??

Maybe I am missing something here....there is the Constitution which the nation follows. It is what made America what it is along with the Bill of Rights. As such, it would seem to me, like it or not, that the Constitution would always trump state consitutions.

[TracyCoxx]

Originally Posted by Ogryn1313

Maybe I am missing something here....there is the Constitution which the nation follows. It is what made America what it is along with the Bill of Rights. As such, it would seem to me, like it or not, that the Constitution would always trump state consitutions.

It does, but I guess the constitution isn't specific on exactly what marriage is, so that leaves it open to the states to define it.

[Ogryn1313]

The Constitution isn't specific about many things. It was written for a different time and written to always apply in the future. We must therefore interpret it correctly. But not by liberal judges legislating from the bench.