DougR:

Separation of church and state has nothing to do with voting. It's a Constitutional issue...just like free speech, free assembly, universal suffrage, civil rights, etc. If the majority of people in this country would (hypothetically) vote to take away a woman's right to vote, they can't, because it's gauranteed by the Constitution and therefore not up for a vote.

We vote for our representatives, but not for our rights. What this boils down to is how un-elected judges interpret our constitutional rights. But wait, judges are appointed by our elected representatives who are increasingly using issues such as this to screen judicial candidates....

See, If I keep rambling long enough, I guess I end up agreeing with you to some degree!