Well, I'm not sure what it says about you, if you can't make the connection that defining something is regulating it. They are indistinguishable.
Let's use the example of alcohol. State have the right to regulate the production, distribution, and consumption of alcohol, but they do not have the right to redefine the chemical composition of an alcohol molecule. "
So, you think a molecule is the same as a legal contract? Did you complete high school?
"Where in the constitution does it say that the federal government has the right to define a mile? A meter? A second? An hour?
Did you complete 8th grade, as that's the grade where most American students take and pass their American government class. If you struggled with that class, I might point you to Art. 1, Sec. 8. Let me know what you find out.
Clearly, you are one of "those" social conservatives that don't like gay marriage. That's fine. But, just like liberals who don't like guns, you're willing to ignore the Constitution, just to make sure the law reflects your personal social agenda. No thanks.
The 10th Amendment couldn't be any clearer to people who have the intellectual capacity to understand it.
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
There is no mention of marriage in the US Constitution, at all.
Well, I'm not sure what it says about you, if you can't make the connection that regulating something is not the same as defining it. The state of NY does not "define" marriages based on cousin or not cousin, it ALLOWS a marriage based on cousin or non cousin.
So, you think a molecule is the same as a legal contract? Did you complete high school?
I know you're just trying to be clever here, but don't put your words in my mouth. I was trying to illustrate the difference between regulating and defining. You just don't want to see it, so you're trying some lame sarcastic nonsense. When you start that, then as far as I am concerned, you have conceded the argument. You want to do silly name calling, do it with someone else. We're done.