have some questions to the "liberal Republicans" and Libertarians who claim we cannot legislate morality. Do they support laws banning the torture of animals? That's enforcing morality on people who think they have the right to kick their dog. What about private property rights? That's enforcing morality on those who believe in communitarian property. How about gun rights? Again, enforcing your morality on the gun banners. Laws are the rules a society chooses to live by and will always reflect that society's morals.
What liberals, Democrats and Republicans, and Libertarians oppose is not morality in the law. What they oppose is the traditional morality held by the majority of the people and reflected in our democratically enacted laws. That's why they - the Libertarian Cato Institute was quoted twice in Lawrence v Texas - turn to the courts to impose their hedonism on society.
If this marriage issue is so important as people claim then the voters in the Red States must punish the Demos who voted against this!!! I guess South Dakota will be the test!!!
The part that is disturbing is the fact that there shall be no political consequences visited upon those who rejected the amendment. If the topic is crime and vice those in the executive, legislative and judicial branches will vote to uphold, crime and vice! Further, all manner of big words shall be used to support their position i.e. justice, rights, equality, dignity etc. etc. We are on our own.