While arguing Same Sex Marriage, think about this...

and I feel it has no argument, no return with 'and', 'if, or 'buts'.

And it is this :

There is within the Constitution framed by the founders of the Colonies and these United States a law, that all citizens are to be treat equally under the law. If a State has a law covering couples married to provide treatment for both to share their wealth, property and substantial or primary rights to be first in line to be the others heir and legal voice, then all couples have the right to this coverage and designation.

NO ONE has the right to disregard or treat a citizen of this country unequally. PERIOD.

Religion be damned! If the LAW defines MARRIAGE as a union of Man and Woman alone, then it is Unconstitutional, and illegal. PERIOD.

That is why we have a Constitution, a Bill of Rights, and Laws to protect citizens from the unscrupulous, whether or not they follow the will of a 'god' or messiah, political leader, or well intentioned citizen.

I recognise that the country was founded on strict Protestant ideals, Pilgrims who escaped Europe to get away from oppression and death because of their faith. Here they founded colonies that were open to practice their faith freely (not any others and then when forced, not any that were not Christian obviously).
However, our founders, agreed to the principle, that our government must be free of undue influence from Religion as they had a history in the European lands of internecine conflict between the established Church, and the Governments. They realised such an intertwining of the two opened the door to terrible violence and death to the citizens. So the believed the government of the US must be secular and the people should have freedom to practice religion (again assumed to be Christianity) for the moral well being of the country.

A secular state founded on Laws not the Bible or Koran or any other voice or law of religion, or philosophy.

That is it. We use the Rule of Law to support everything from dealing with social problems and in war (not always to the good but there it is). Therefore the argument that God's word and Law trumps Secular Law is a specious argument because Secular Law is based on the promise and ideals of Deism. And it is the final word in any argument that ends with the unequal treatment of citizens in this country. Either the Constitution stands inviolate or it does not.

So while the union of two people may be called marriage, the word itself is not an excuse or precident to keep other citizens, regardless of race, creed, gender or status to the same rights of other citizens.

I fail to understand why this is not the answer and argument for Same Sex Marriage. It makes no sense for politicians, officers of the court or anyone in government to ignore it. That is clearly illegal.