Van wrote:There's no mention in the Constitution regarding the rights of gays to marry. Nothing. Not a single word.
Oh contrair, Monswear:
The Ninth Amendment wrote:The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people
While I think gay marriage is silly, I'm big on the whole "freedom" thing, and to advance that cause, any activity that doesn't hurt others in any way must be OK in my book. I'm begrudgingly with JSC on this -- it should be a really basic decision for the SCOTUS, when that day comes.
Your argument fails because it appears based on the notion that the Constitution
grants rights to The People -- it does no such thing. It grants rights to the
federal government -- nothing more, nothing less.
And constitutionally, I feel Roe v Wade was wayyyyyy out of line. A fetus isn't "born," therefore it has no rights under the 14th Amendment, therefore the SCOTUS (and for that matter, Congress) has no jurisdiction over it -- states do (sup, Ron Paul).
As far as abortion stances in a presidential election -- I didn't realize the VP got to vote on legal matters involving abortion... silly me. (Yes, I realize it
could happen... and monkeys could fly out of my ass at an inopportune time, as well).