I mean that our Constitutional form of government establishes the rule of law, not the rule of man. The Constitution, not your good ideas or my good ideas or some tyrant's ideas, is "the Law of the Land". Today, you may want to ignore the limitation of the constitutionally delegated enumerated powers of the federal government so they'll do what you want. But by doing so, you've just abandoned the rule of law (the Constitution) for the rule of man. That's the first step down the slippery slope to tyranny. You've given the Federal government the OK to go beyond it's Constitutional boundaries and limitations. Today maybe it works for you and your values. Tomorrow it works for those who hate you and your values. And without the constraint of the Constitutional rule of law, the history of man shows that tyranny and loss of individual liberty (including loss of life and freedom to pursue your dreams) is right around the corner.
You and the the people of your state are free to deal with the sodomite agenda however you want. And states are doing (or trying to do) just that without unconstitutional interference from the federal government.
So, do you think Congress exceeded its lawful constitutional powers when it forbid entrance to the Union to Utah, and Idaho, and Arizona, and Oklahoma, unless they forever swore off plural marriage?
The Republican Party was expressly founded to combat what they called the “twin relics of barbarism,” slavery and polygamy.
Was that an unconstitutional foundation, in your opinion?
Marriage is of a unique, sublime, ineffable nature. It is a God-breathed mystery. It is among His greatest gifts to mankind, the nexus of His eternal plan and all true, lasting, earthly riches. It is the foundational building block of all decent civic, governmental institutions. It is the basis of all true economics. It breeds peace and prosperity. It is the great stabilizer of civilizations. It is the well-spring and nursery of posterity. It must be protected, or America will fail and fall.
It is so fundamental, it must be protected on every front.