Exactly, he brought up the role the Civil Rights Act has in all of this. In addition to the Full Faith and Credit Clause (ie. if you have a drivers license in Cali, you can drive in Vermont too.)
There is:
The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment (Civil Rights Act) of the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
In other words, the laws of a state must treat an individual in the same manner as others in similar conditions and circumstances. A violation would occur, for example, if a state prohibited an individual from entering into an employment contract because he or she was a member of a particular race. The equal protection clause is not intended to provide "equality" among individuals or classes but only "equal application" of the laws. The result, therefore, of a law is not relevant so long as there is no discrimination in its application. By denying states the ability to discriminate, the equal protection clause of the Constitution is crucial to the protection of civil rights.
So, a Hate Amendment would have to not only amend the Full Faith and Credit Clause, but also the Civil Rights Act, before it would be consititutional.
There's no chance in hell of Congress ever actually CHANGING an amendment that is already there, let alone two.
Face it, Gay Marriage is coming and there is nothing that mess of Santorums can do about it.
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