"Homosexuality has been tolerated and/or approved within virtually all recorded cultures during the greater part of their history."
Wrong. It has been a crime in most countries and cultures, for good reason.
...what makes you the sage that future generations will think differently?
Most polls I've seen are against same sex marriages. In fact, had my state (MA) been allowed to vote on the issue, MA would have banned homosexual marriages all together.
If you're so confident that public opinion, why not support the drive for an ammendment, so that the people's voice can be heard?
Or do you support court activism against the peoples will? Aside from that, the course of modern Western civilization is patently self-evident - both in this nation and every other. It's toward greater tolerance of homosexuals. Can you name me a single Western state or nation in the past half century which has repealed a sodomy law and then reinstated it???
My statement is accurate, and so I will repeat that:
"Homosexuality has been tolerated and/or approved within virtually all recorded cultures during the greater part of their history."
Most polls I've seen are against same sex marriages.
Most polls poll all adults. A great number of those will be dead at the point to which I allude..
If you're so confident that public opinion, why not support the drive for an ammendment, so that the people's voice can be heard?
I've stated several times above why I don't support this amendment. Whatever the case, I'm so confident in the probability of my forecast that I'm indifferent as to whether it passes or not. In fact, I've stated several times that I fully expect this to pass, and have outlined the likely course of events.
I'm equally confident that it will get repealed within 40 years.
Or do you support court activism against the peoples will?
Yes, I do support the court contravening the "people's will" if the will of the people falls short of Constitutional rights & freedoms. If I did not, we would still have segregation as the law of the land.... However, I don't consider this activism but rather judicial review, which is an essential component of a free society governed by the rule of law.
I know that many states have recently passed laws protecting mariage against the onslaught of homosexuality. And let's not forget DOMA.
Don't get me wrong, I don't believe homosexuality is a crime, it's a sickness, it's abnormal,and should be treated as such. It should not be protected.