We've begun to think about this upside down; the courts are making too many things a right now.
Turn this around. 'We've begun to think about this upside down; the courts are stripping the government of too many powers.' Still like it?
The problem isn't 'too many' rights; it's not enough actual rights and too many pseudo-rights that confer the power to infringe actual rights.
I think that's a better way to characterize your disagreement with me over the legal recognition of same-sex marriage: you think such a recognition would 'force' people to give their approval to something they regard as immoral (in violation of their rights), and I disagree because I don't think any such consent is involved.
What about age limits? What about family history tests for consanguinity? How about blood tests for diseases that could endanger a fetus? Certainly there is state approval.
Let's be clear: I'm not talking about any state limits on friendships. I'm not obstructing permission to gain power of attorney. I'm simply saying marriage is marriage, and one can't redefine the English language without due cause. Call it whatever you like, but don't tax me for it, don't tie up my magistrates with it, and certainly don't tell my children that the state approves.