Quote: the G-man said: He knows that the Constitution would never be amended. He knows that Clinton was openly opposed to gay marriage.
so if you believe it will never be amended, then are you admitting that your side was just using the amendment as a political tool in the campaign?
I'd argue that while appealing to their conservative base, Republicans were also appealing to moderate, conservative and religious Democrats, so they could get the defense-of-marriage Constitutional amendment passed, with the majorities required, that G-man described.
At the very least, Republicans raised the issue to give it exposure, and raise social consciousness of the full ramifications of what states legalizing gay marriage would entail. (i.e., legalization of gay marriage in one state, such as Massachusettes, would leverage, through inter-state commerce and law, recognition of gay marriage in states that would never willingly legalize or even passively recognize gay marriage. Which a Constitutional ban of gay marriage was suggested to counterweight and prevent from occurring)
