Until very recently laws against gay marriage were Constitutional. Was the government doing it's job well when it passed these laws? No, it was not. There are

Until very recently laws against gay marriage were Constitutional. Was the government doing it's job well when it passed these laws? No, it was not. There are underlying principles of good government that should constrain citizens and politicians further than what is strictly defined in the constitution. That is the case being made here: NIMBY zoning laws, while constitutional, are not ethically or philosophically sound so we shouldn't have them.