if you believe that you can vote on other's civil rights.

We, as a nation, do not have the right to vote on other's civil rights.

I am beyond bothered by the fact that people let their inherent, religious beliefs guide their voting practices. Separation of church and state was enacted for a reason. Religion has no place in politics. Yet, it creeps it's way in time and time again.

What bothers you so much about a gay couple wanting to get married? How is "your" way of life threatened by two people who love each other enough to take the plunge into the ever-risky, constant maintenance that is a marriage? Two out of three marriages end in divorce, how "sacred" do those heterosexuals that bail out of their life long commitment treat it? Not very well apparently.

We do not have the right to vote on other's civil rights. Just forty years ago, people of color were not considered citizens. I am currently in a relationship with man of color, in many states, our relationship would have been illegal. Is this the trend that we want to uphold?

If people love each other enough to dive into marriage, which today is a risky business, then all the more power to them! What the world needs now is love, more than anything. Why then are you trying to stop two people who want to venture into a union, based out of love, to perpetuate your hate?

Think about it. Beyond thinking about it, do something about it. It is very hairy business to set these kinds of precedents. It is the Supreme Court's job to decide if a law is or isn't constitutional.

Last I checked, the average voter was not trained and or confirmed as an individual who is capable of weighing civil issues against the constitution.

It does not sit well with me that people like Joe the Plumber may hold my civil rights in their hands.