From the linked article:

Foes of gay marriage said they were dismayed by the outcome and predicted the lawmakers who voted against the amendment would face fury from voters in their districts.

"There's going to be a lot of people waking up tomorrow who will be very disappointed in their legislators," said Ron Crews, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute.

???

Or, they might just not care very much at all.

This is something I am completely at a loss to understand. I can see one side getting upset about not being treated equally... in this day and age especially. There is reason for uproar when a segment of society is being ostracised and treated poorly for no reason whatsoever, and the biggest indicator of that is how they are treated under the law.

The Constitution forbids granting more privileges and rights to one group over another, and it forbids depriving anyone of rights and privileges without due process.

Homosexuals have a pretty good reason to be upset. They are being treated like second-class citizens by the lack of recognition from the government and that is an inequity that is clearly unamerican and against the principles of liberty and equality under law.

HOWEVER...

What the hell are their opponents in an uproar over?

Let me say this: as a heterosexual man, gay marriage is none of my business.

Why shouldn't same-sex couples be allowed to marry? How does that harm anyone?

There are no grounds to be getting upset about if you're not one of the people being deprived of a right and/or privilege.

So as a straight man, I see gay marriage as none of my business.

But as an American who firmly believes in the concepts of individual liberty and personal responsibility, I am outraged.

I see a segment of society being openly and maliciously discriminated against, and it makes me sick that such a large portion of our population is that willfully callous and spiteful.

To those immature, backwards people, I say "Grow the fuck up!" and "Mind your own business!".

How would you like it if there was suddenly open talk in the White House and Congress about making a Constitutional amendment that prohibits something that YOU can't change about yourself?

Here's an idea for a Constitutional amendment: "Nobody who has naturally blond hair may marry another person who also has naturally blond hair."

That's fair, isn't it?

I mean, it's no more or less arbitrary than prohibiting same-sex couples from getting hitched. Right?

How about this one: "No person who is right-handed may marry any person who is left-handed."

See where I'm going with this?

"But that's not the same thing!" you protest.

I beg to differ.

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