MARRIAGE EQUALITY NATIONWIDE

[Anima]

Your black ass should realize that your civil rights were approved by congressional vote in the 13th-15th amendments and then subsequently ratified by 2/3 majorities in the State congresses such that 2/3 majority of the States agreed to ratify the amendments in order to be enacted as law.  In short your basic status and subsequent rights as an American citizen were a matter of public debate and voted upon and approved at the State level.

 I'm specifically referring to the basic civil rights that are guaranteed to citizens through the US Constitution. Get it?

Indeed I do. First and foremost African Americans were slave property and not people . This is resolved by means of the 13th Amendment. Then after being freed African Americans were not people, but not citizens. This is resolved by means of the 14th Amendment. Through the 14th African Americans were also given access to the rights enumerated in 1-10 Amendments, but not all civic rights. This final right was to vote was secured by the 15th Amendment.

So in order for African Americans to:
1. Become free (13th)
2. Become Citizens (14th)
3. To have access to basic civic rights (14th)
4. And finally to have full access to civic rights (15th)

Public debate occurred and constitutional amendments were subsequently passed. For those amendments to take effect 2/3 of the State congress must approve the Amendment for ratification and 2/3 of all the States in the Union must ratify the amendment. If either of these thresholds are not met than the constitution is not amended.

Thus your status as a citizen and the subsequent access to basic civil rights as an African American were a matter of public debate and approved by the majority at the State level.