Legally and respectfully, we are way beyond that.
We already have state bars and the american bar association groups (know because I have been there) which are saying it is only a matter of time before they affirmativly establish homosexual marriage as a constitutional right and thus superceed all laws. This is already in state courts via immigration and taxation based suits funded by groups such as HRC or ACLU.
They also ARE demanding civil unions be recognized AS MARRIAGE in states that do not have civil unions.
History is nothing to an activist judge other than an excuse to impose their personal view.
Remember the Judge who literally WROTE homosexual marriage into the Massachusets state law was copying VERBATIM an ABA funded Domestic Relations model law.
Fred Thompson had better dump the weasel words if he expects money and ethusiastic support.
If he is going to weasel like a guiliani or romeny, then his presense is irrelevant.
In a practical sense, you’re probably right. However, I will not stop pointing out that all of these constitutional amendments (a very high bar for us to clear) would not be needed if we had judges, and chief executives, and legislators, who understood plain English, unvarnished history, and who had the courage of those convictions.
But here’s the kicker in this case: We have the political power to pass a marriage amendment. An overwhelming number of Americans are on our side on this. It’s eminently doable.