[thecavemaster]

BTW the 14th amendment has nothing to do with Gay marriage. If I remember it came just after the civil war, so that blacks could not be denied their rights as citizens, and it basically refers to the fact that you can't be held, or have property taken without due process and equal protection under the law. Actually I believe it says life, liberty, and something else, maybe property without due process. Gays are not losing, life, liberty, or property. They are free from being persecuted because they are homosexual, but it does not entitle them to marriage rights.

The high court of California is now considering Proposition 8, reviewing it in terms of "equal protection" interpretation. Whether or not the protection of that Constitutional principle applies to gay couples desiring "marriage" will be decided by the courts, soon enough the Supreme Court. I believe they are entitled to equal protection under all federal and state laws...they are United States citizens.