“In his drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson used the phrase `the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.’ He took this phrase, a phrase upon which he would argue for our right to become a sovereign nation, from the writings of British philosopher John Locke and English jurist William Blackstone. … Both Locke and Blackstone were convinced that man’s laws must not conflict with the laws of nature instituted by nature’s God.

“Their writings greatly influenced … the framing of our Constitution. So with all the debate surrounding ,”same sex marriage,” … I believe it would be prudent to consider those eight words from our Declaration of Independence that served as an underpinning for our constitutional law. Any fair-minded citizen would conclude that homosexual acts go against `the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.’ Same-sex couples cannot naturally reproduce, neither can they engage in intercourse in the manner that nature’s God has clearly intended. Therefore, to enact a law that legitimizes any union that goes against `the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God,’ would indeed violate the higher law that was instituted by our Creator and that the framers … deemed foundational for the good of our society. … If through our laws we should validate homosexual unions as a legitimate expression of marriage, then we would in fact go against the wisdom of our nation’s
founders. …”

As for the supreme court, they have no right to redefine marriage and have erred in the past during the Read Scott v Sanford Decision of 1857. This decision declared that since blacks are not “persons”, they have no constitutional rights. I’m sure many Americans opposed and disregarded this law in every way they could.

Joseph B. D. Saraceno