> If the state should be free to choose, it should be free to choose, not be limited by the constitutional text. I'm making a distinction between the state and

> If the state should be free to choose, it should be free to choose, not be limited by the constitutional text. I'm making a distinction between the state and the government. The state also includes people who write and interpret the constitution. > You'll have to explain how gay people being allowed to visit their loved ones on their death beds as a culture war against "the population" though. I'm not sure why would you think I'd be against that. > not some subset that you happen to like It's not just some subset, it's the overwhelming majority.