| Kasz216 said: Fascinating. Had their not been a specific law specifically banning something that couldn't of happened in the first place it probably would of never went to court. |
This is partially true. While some laws have existed for a long time, a lot of the state laws and state constitutional amendments against gay marraige were pushed through after the Massachusetts supreme court decision to allow it based on the Massachusetts constitution. So a lot of states decided they had better get something into their constitutions so a similar court decision didn't happen in their state.
