Bush endorses constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage

In tonight's State of the Union address, President Bush said that the public supports banning gay marriage, and that if "activist judges" continue to weaken the restrictions on it put into place by the Clinton-signed Defense of Marriage Act, a "the only alternative would be a constitutional amendment."

Can you imagine an amendment to the constitution---like the ones that gave women the right to vote, or established freedom of speech---banning gay marriage?

You know, the (unfinished) legacy of the constitution has been to expand rights to all the people, not take them away.

This is an area where the President really loses us. Gay marriage may not be all that popular with the older generations, but the new generation sees things differently.

We say, live and let live.

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