Navy Pride
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You're right. There is nothing in the Constitution directly about marriage. However there have been supreme court cases that have stated that marriage is a fundamental right. And then there is the 9th Amendment which states...
"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."
This means that there are rights available to the People that the Constitution does not cover. Indeed it was specifically put in the original Bill of Rights because many believed that by writing the Bill of Rights it would put a limit on the Rights of People by not addressing all of the Peoples Rights. In this case marriage is one of those rights.
Many people seem to either not know this fact, or ignore it.
Oh and I'm quite sure that Nuclear Warheads and planes were not in the founders minds either. But they did know that times change, social norms change and technology changes. This is why they made the Constitution vague in many areas. It is also why the Consitution is considered a Living Document. That "living" part is not just because it is still being followed. But because just like living things, the Constitution can be changed.
Again when the 9th amendment was signed I know the originators were not taking about marriage be it straight or gay...............