[Spiff]

for the 100th time...what does it matter what the President thinks about gay marriage. It is a States issue..

And for the 100th time, Giuliani opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment - co-authored by Judge Robert Bork - which would have ensured that states could ban gay marriage at the state level without federal or judicial interference.

[LtdGovt]

And for the 100th time, Giuliani opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment - co-authored by Judge Robert Bork - which would have ensured that states could ban gay marriage at the state level without federal or judicial interference.

Yet another 'untruth' from you, Spiff. The FMA doesn't ensure that states "could ban gay marriage", it would even prevent them from voluntarily allowing gay marriage. Totally unnecessary, until a federal court decides that the federal constitution requires that gay marriage be recognized. And even then, you could draft an amendment that would give the authority back to the states, instead of having the feds dictate a definition to them.

[oceanview]

where has the federal government intervened to tell the states that deny gay unions through their legislative or referendum process, that they must allow them?