I have already written to my representatives, and even got a lovely response back from one of them, promising to do his best to get the amendment passed. I wish an amendment were not necessary, but with judges increasingly legislating from the bench and blurring the lines between the branches of government, I believe we have precious little choice if we wish to preserve a strong society for our children.
I was listening to Dennis Prager online a couple of weeks back, and he echoed Weyrich. He had actually addressed an audience of conservative pols on the importance of maintaining marriage as we know it, and they said they couldn't step out public and back any proposed Amendment without previous assurance that they wouldn't be standing alone.
He said that as much as he doesn't like the idea of amending the Constitution, an amendment is the last stand of the traditional family. Activist judges will not stop until they have created the right to same-sex marriage out of whole cloth.
The problem is "the public" is being convinced that an amendment is not necessary. The conventional wisdom out there right now is that the amendment is overkill. Of course, the media is trumpeting that loud and clear.
Conservatives have to do a better job of making their case to the public.