Things may be a little tense at the Gingrich Thanksgiving dinner

[kanesa]

I want to be protected from majority rule. The question of gay marriage is about civil rights not about what the majority "feels" is right. The majority can be unduly influenced by outside factors such as religion. I think the definition of marriage should be defined by the legislature and the courts. I'm not sure if this is a states rights issue or not, but precedence shows that states usually have the rights to this issue. States set age requirements and relationship requirements (marriage between cousins, etc) so I guess the gender of the partners would fall into this category.