Constitutional Discrimination?

Ya know, I really don't go around looking for things to complain about with regards to our "President", but he's a thought-provoking kind of guy, you have to admit. Now, in a blatantly political attempt to corral his religious right vote, he goes and does this: Yahoo! News - Bush Endorses Amendment Banning Gay Marriage.

There really is no separation of church and state, is there?

Is marriage a religious issue, a spiritual issue or a legal issue? In my mind, marriage begins when two people decide to commit the rest of their lives to each other, with the express intent of becoming a family. To me, marriage isn't about ownership rights, tax advantage (or disadvantages), income-sharing arrangements, census results. As far as I'm concerned, there is no particularly "correct" marriage ceremony; you can get married in a courthouse, your friend's house, or a house of worship; you can jump over a broom, step on a glass, wade in the surf, WHATEVER MAKES YOU HAPPY...IT'S YOUR MARRIAGE!

But when the government steps in to limit WHO you can marry, methinks the government goes too far.

You don't have to support any so-called "gay agenda" to realize that banning gay marriage is simple, blatant discrimination based on sexual preference. Writing this type of discrimination into the Constitution of the United States of America in the 21st Century is criminal. It opens the door wide for even more discriminatory amendments.

Let people be people. Let humans be humans. If you're opposed to gay marriages, fine, DON'T MARRY ANY GAY PERSON! But to make it illegal for one human to make a marriage commitment to another human is to ignore a very simple fact of life: we're all in this together, no matter our age, sex, economic status, race, creed, ethnic background, political belief or sexual orientation. We have been told to love each other as we love ourselves. Why don't we do that?

More later...
Paul