Why? Because ," I think at the time the Constitution was written it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman"
That's it.
To Mitt and other's of his ilk, anything that wasn't okay at the time of the writing of the Constitution is just WRONG. Period. I'd like to you think about that position for a moment. Can we see the flaw in that argument?
Here are some things that were just peachy at the time of the writing of the Constitution:
- Slavery
- Women not having the right to vote
- Blacks and whites being able to marry
- Blacks being able to vote
- Women serving in the military
And remember all that "States rights" bullshit they keep spouting? That baaaaad bad federal gub'mint? Well they were okay with states settling gay rights up until they thought they could get the brass ring of the White House. Now? Federal Law must be used to stop Teh Ghays.
The constitution isn't a perfect document. That's why we've had amendments to it. We, as a country, have grown and changed. We will never go back to that non-existant Reagan wet-dream past where Coke was a nickel and those uppity minorities could be beaten or ignored.