American marriage (was Question about New Testament )

[bluesqueak]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "David" <dfrankiswork at n...> 
wrote:
> Cindy wrote:
> 
> > Cindy -- who thinks a constitutional amendment to limit marriage 
> to 
> > heterosexuals has a 100% chance of passage by Congress and 
> > ratification by the states, but who doesn't support the idea 
> herself
> 
> Really?  Is there a serious attempt to pass such an amendment?
> 
> Maybe I'm just revealing my ignorance of how these things work, 
but 
> I would have imagined that the Supreme Court would block it (or 
> don't they have the power?) on the grounds that it's an attempt to 
> define 'marriage' rather than a genuine addition to the 
Constitution.
> 
> David

Maybe I'm also revealing my ignorance, but wouldn't that abrogate 
your 14th Amendment? 

The one about "No state shall make or enforce any law which shall 
abridge the privileges ... of citizens of the United States ... nor 
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of 
the laws."

Pip!Squeak