The Federal Marriage Amendment is stupid

I wish politicians on the Federal level would just shut the hell up about issues that belong to the states.

You and I can agree or disagree about whether or not homosexuals should be allowed to marry. I think they should. If two consenting adults want to screw up their lives, who the hell am I to tell them no? And why should the government be involved with marriages anyway?

Regardless of my opinion, this is a matter that should be left to the states. The US Constitution makes it quite clear:

Amendment X
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.

I am not sure what part of that Washington politicians don't understand. This is a crucial amendment that is completely ignored by them whenever a "hot button" issue comes up. Take the abortion debate as another example. Just as some conservatives push the gay marriage issue on the national scene, some liberals push abortion. It should not be a Federal issue. If folks in Utah don't want abortion to be legal, we should accept that, just as we should accept Californians wanting to legalize gay marriages. If you don't like the policies in those states, move.