Inconsistency

The big issue in the news recently is the ruling from an California court striking down Proposition 8. The issue of the government's role in regulating marriage is a divisive issue and people from all dimensions of the political spectrum make their case with different reasoning. Many who favor the current ruling talk of individual rights and how Americans ought to be free to enter into the voluntary contract of marriage with whoever they want. What seems inconsistent to me is when some of those same people advocate restrictions on economic freedom which are supported by the same logic and arguements. The inconsistency problem also runs the other way. How can you support economic freedom based on individual rights and not support personal freedoms, in my eyes they come from the same logic. I think that the real problem in the marriage debate is the presence of government at all, it seems to only cause problems and conflicts of interest. Everyone feel free to post their own thoughts in the comments.