"Libertarians" believe in things like 'non-initiation of force'. So I definitely am not a libertarian.
I was in the R party, during Reagan and thru the 'Contract with America. The R party came to the majority by avoiding 'social engineering' ideas and sticking with 'politically conservative issues like govt accountability, etc. You know, the 'Contract with America'. Now, the social C political Ls in the R party are using the majority we gave them to spend like crazy, grow govt and push 'social engineering' laws like this.
The party I voted for in '94 has become the party I voted *against* in '94.
I'm going to write a family member in, this fall. Unless the Rs do something completely unexpected between here and there.
You've got it backwards. This Amendment is designed to counter the social engineering being attempted by the left. Redefining the traditional family and marriage is some of the worst social engineering possible. The well-financed and organized gay activists are shopping the most liberal state courts and judges in order to find the best venue to enact through legal precedent the social engineering that they would never be able to via legislation. This Amendment attempts to protect the core, the fiber of our free society from the latest attempt at social engineering of the left. Please understand that.