A wide or narrow straddling stance? LOL
You are right, it is very much undecided. But, Fred is a Federalist, and he seems to be saying, let the states figure this one out while trying to prevent judges from imposing their personal agendas.
Since no vote for homosexual marriage has met anything other than a stinging loss, and the courts are habitually activist in this arena, it seems like a reasonable approach.
Yep. What I find amazing is that so many who want to keep the Federal Government at bay in so many areas, are POd at Fred for not wanting to have the Feds exert pressure for their own pet peeves. They say he wants it both ways, when they seem to be the ones with that particular desire.
The way I look at it is either you want the Feds to be put in their place and have the States control their own affairs, which puts a lot more power in the hands of the People, or you want the Feds to hold sway. If you want the Feds to hold sway for things near and dear to you, you are part of the slippery slope that keeps giving the Feds more and more power over us.