[Madmartagen]

i think states should have more say in what the feel is acceptable in their borders. gay marriages however, are a civil rights issue and therefore i feel that it is necessary that a federal mandate should be enforced. if segregation would have been left to the states to decide, what would the country be like today? what if states would only enforce civil rights they felt were more atuned to what they consider 'normal.'

as for what marriage is, its up to the individual. there is no defenition of marriage. you dont need to be married in order to have kids, so i dont see how you can say that marriage is for people who want to have kids and start a family.