The argument had a suspiciously amoral quality to it.
Isn't the inherent definition of a conservative as one who wishes to "conserve?"
Conserving the covenants of the U.S. Constitution would be a logical activity of a "conservative."
With that being the said, I present Amendment IX:
"The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
Isn't obvious that a right "retained by the people" is to be "married" and/or have a sexual relationship with the person of your choice without any government interference?
If you do not like the "libertarian" nature of the 9th amendment, which is clearly part of the Bill of Rights, and thus wish to ignore it or demean it's significance, then do not be surprised when your oppenents, the liberals, ignore and demean the free exercise of religion clause of the 1st amendment, the right to keep and bear arms of the 2nd amendment, the security of your personal effects of the 4th amendment, the protection of your property stated in the 5th amendment, and your right to home school in the 9th amendment.
Remember, being free, loving liberty, and espousing the virtues of freedom applies to everyone as individuals, not to the majority, as defined by a "democracy."
Free people make their own choices and government has no business, jurisdiction, or power to the contrary.
The're probably some of the same ones who support open borders, unlimited government spending, campaign finance reform, sucking up to the Kennedy cabal, etc. Or are those just leftist nuts who have infiltrated the conservative ranks and run as Republicans.
The concept is, in fact, oxymoronic, self-contradictory, and just plain insensible. Anyone- no exceptions- who backs homosexual union to be defined as marriage is NOT conservative.
Yes there are. There are many types of conservatives out there. A very large percentage are only fiscally conservative and are socially liberal.