Matter of fact, Doug, there was a happy time upon this land when there were no driver's licences, no speed limits, you coud fish when and where you pleased, and there were NO taxes! :-) Admittedly, there were other nasty problems...like intertribal warfare, for instance. Anyway, things were generally pretty good for the most part and people were much freer than they are now.

Then all those frigging paleskins came across the Great Water from Europe with their Bibles and their guns and money and everything went to shit!

Now there are so many people here, so many roads, and so little unspoiled land left that it has become necessary to have driving licenses, fishing licenses, speed limits, and taxes! Disgusting, but necessary.

Be that as it may, it is not necessary to have laws prohibiting gay marriage. Driving too fast can kill people. Fishing too much can wipe out fish stocks. Driving on public roads without learning how to first is dangerous. It is (theoretically) impossible to finance government and public services without taxes...

But...it is entirely possible to live next door to a gay couple without anything happening that will cause you to lose your life or go bankrupt! You don't like their lifestyle choices? Tough! Maybe I don't like your choices in clothing. So what?