God's laws not needed in nation's constitution

When I was young, divorce and second marriage was rare. My upbringing taught that one marriage was a moral and traditional value. My wife was raised in a family that taught one marriage was a religious value. Changing spouses was not an option for us. The legal system made divorce difficult reflecting society morals.

Times have changed and the legal system has been modified to meet the morals of today. When divorced friends announce they are getting married, I offer best wishes. It would be inappropriate to point out they are violating my moral values.

Visualize my grandparent's generation voting on a constitutional amendment making one marriage per person part of our constitution. This represented the moral value of 95 percent of the people. Many feared divorced people as "home wreckers" or out to "steal another's spouse."

Today we have laws against gay marriage. That represents the moral value of today. Why is this on the ballot as a constitutional amendment in Idaho? Our incumbent legislature believe people love to hate and as they get the thrill of marking a hate box on the ballot, people will reward the incumbents by keeping them in power to serve indefinitely as royalty.

Ninety-five percent of us are straight and we are going to vote on gay values? There are religious people who claim this is not about hate.

Divorced people are violating God's laws and now gays want to do the same thing. Where do we draw the line against future generations that may be tempted to violate the sacred laws?

As I watch fanatics in the Middle East, I am reminded that we do not want God's laws in our constitution.

HARVEY PINE

Sandpoint