In my experience, people with those beliefs (conservative views on marriage &amp;&amp; thinks government should not be involved) tend to protect the status quo. It&#x27;s nice to say that the government shouldn&#x27;t be involved, but meanwhile it would be <i>really great</i> and <i>really easy</i> if we just allowed same-sex couples to have the same rights. But that&#x27;s the arbitrary (read: not at all arbitrary) point where &quot;government involvement&quot; becomes too much for them.