I really can't imagine how anyone could, in good conscience, oppose the proposition that the states should be able to deny the status of marriage to same-sex unions.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I do support a constitutional amendment on marriage between a man and a woman, but I would not be going into the states to overturn their state law.
I think that every state in the union should recognize same-sex marriage.
The United States Constitution does not one time even mention marriage. It neither requires Congress or the states to adopt same-sex marriage laws nor does it forbid them from maintaining traditional marriage laws.
I do believe that the states have the right to make the definition of marriage, and each state can define it as they so choose through their elected representatives.
The way that same-sex marriage should reach the federal level is that it absolutely should be decided by the Supreme Court as quickly as possible. It's a 14th Amendment issue. There's no argument about it.
The Constitution of the United States has absolutely nothing to say about a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Were the federal courts to recognize such a right, it would be completely without constitutional basis.
I oppose a constitutional amendment against gay marriage.
I see the policy of opposing same-sex marriages or unions, whatever you call it, as bigotry or discrimination.
By formally declaring anyone opposed to same-sex marriage an enemy of human decency, the majority arms well every challenger to a state law restricting marriage to its traditional definition.
I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life.