Sorry, but I support a constitutional amendment that would ban marriage btw men and men, and women and women, and would also ban same-sex marriage under any other name, including "civil unions," because people who are granted these "unions" in one state can go to another state and try to get them honored there.
That statement just proves you don't even know what you are talking about...the Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) declares that the Federal Government will not recognize gay unions (Social Security, IRS, etc.). There are also state DOMAs (37 states have laws...Alaska, Hawaii, Nebraska, and Nevada voters have approved Defense of Marriage Act constitutional amendments). ) that prohibit recognizing other state's same sex unions.
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a US federal law defining marriage as only a heterosexual union of a man and a woman. The law is intended to curtail the legalization of same-sex marriage under the Full Faith and Credit clause of the United States Constitution by allowing a state to determine for itself whether it must recognize such a union recognized by other states or jurisdictions.It was signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996 after moving through a legislative fast track and overwhelming approval in both houses of the Republican controlled United States Congress.
Some states have by legislation or referendum overturned their state court's recognition of such unions while Vermont is currently the only state to have given some legal recognition to such. California as well has a state-wide system for the registration and recognition of domestic partnerships.