Another loss in the fight for states rights.........

[rubberneck]

Originally Posted by cbtengr

14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment.

Is this what you are referring to? The topic of slavery could have a whole thread all to itself .

Slavery was the sideshow. Lincoln despised the slaves but he found them a useful tool when trying to kill the 10th Amendment. Lincoln was the first big government republican. The 14th amendment gave congress the right to pass any law that they deemed to protect the 14th. In later years congress has abused that power with a series of laws that have stripped power from the states.

[The Reaper]

Originally Posted by Broadsword2004

How is recognizing same-sex marriages infringing on values and beliefs? I don't care if a politician or state doesn't like gun ownership as a belief or value, but I ask that they respect my beliefs and values.

So you see a right delineated in the Bill of Rights as the moral equivalent to the legal approval of a deviant lifestyle?

TR

[Paslode]

Originally Posted by Broadsword2004

How is recognizing same-sex marriages infringing on values and beliefs? I don't care if a politician or state doesn't like gun ownership as a belief or value, but I ask that they respect my beliefs and values.

What if your beliefs and values found it acceptable to frolic with dogs and children under the age of 10.......should I be expected to respect you?