States' Rights and the Topic of Gay Marriage

During colonial times and through the era of the war between the states, the concept had some merit, as means of communication and transportation made the distances between even neighboring states vast and daunting. Separated by such distances and largely populated by people of like demographics, beliefs and thoughts, each state was, in essence, a separate, sovereign nation state with its own agenda.
In the 21st century, when communication is instantaneous and travel between any points in the country is almost immediate, nationwide conformity in laws is a concept whose time has come.
Of course, those laws have to recognize that individual rights reign supreme throughout the land and that no crime exists without the four necessary components of crime: 1)perpetrator, 2) victim, 3)demonstrable harm and/or loss, and 4) (an) act(s) of force and/or fraud.

I shared many of the same thoughts and quotes in my post!

http://savetheparty.townhall.com/g/a4e104ef-3add-4b49-aa23-c1425ab734c9