text: what do you think about mr. bush trying to put a ban gay marriage?   here;s an interesting point that no one has brought up yet involving this debate. it's called the 10th amendment to the constitution. massachusetts has legalized gay marriage. for the government to write a law making gay marriage illegal, it would require an ammendment to the constitution, because simply writing a law would violate the 10th amendment, states rights.  i find it a bit hypocritical that, a year and a half ago, this man put his hand on the holy bible and swore to "protect and defend the constitution of the united states", and now he's trying to re-write it.  the point is: massachusetts, by taking the lead, made it an issue for individual states to decide, not the federal government.