On the one hand, I think marriage has existed in its “traditional form” – guy\/s and gal\/s raising the kids – for thousands of years for pretty significant reason.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, in a secular society, sure – let same-sex couples get together, sign a contract, and call it whatever they want. (<\/p>\n
On the other other hand, if I ever do get married again, I am not going to bother with a state license. Still – I am not the most violent opponent of gay marriage; I barely support straight marriage, to be honest.<\/p>\n
Up ’til yesterday, the thing that bothered me most about the gay marriage “debate” was that it wasn’t a debate; it was a growing minority browbeating the rest of society into submission. If I had a buck for every time I heard “If you don’t support gay marriage for whatever reason, you’re a bigot”, I wouldn’t need to work for a living. (That, and the fallacy that marriage is “about love”).<\/p>\n
But today is another day.<\/p>\n
The SCOTUS decision is awful – and it would be awful even if it proclaimed a right to keep and bear machine guns, or something else I support without reservation.<\/p>\n
Gary Miller put it better on his Facebook page – and since most of you can’t see that, I’m going to pull the money quote:<\/p>\n
There is…no right to homosexual marriage in the 14th Amendment or hiding under any magical penumbra thereof. In fact, there is no right to heterosexual marriage enshrined in the Constitution. The document is entirely silent on the matter and, as such, it should have been left to the 13 remaining states to have been shamed into the truth or – alternatively – to govern themselves in a way contrary to the popular zeitgeist and suffer any societal consequences (or benefits as the case may be).
\nDemocracy lost, judicial fiat won, and the culture wars shall continue unabated. Yay, Court.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nIt’s another step on the path from being a federalist representative republic to a philosopher-kingdom. At best.<\/p>\n
The answer, of course, is electing a continuous series of legislatures and Presidents that have the wisdom and cohesion to push back on the Imperial Court. Which seems, today, about as likely as me pitching a called third strike on Torii Hunter.<\/p>\n
PS: \u00a0All you “progressives” who were whinging about the “legitimacy” of the SCOTUS after\u00a0Citizens United<\/em>\u00a0– anything to add?<\/p>\n
PPS: \u00a0The decision says the right to marriage is “fundamental” – which, since it’s not reserved to anyone in the Constitution, is reserved to the states and\/or people by the Tenth Amendment. \u00a0OK, fine…<\/p>\n
…but if marriage is an inalienable right, then why isn’t life itself an inalienable right?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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