THE GAY ANGLE: LIE BACK AND THINK OF ENGLAND

[Yeah, that was Eve's fault.]

A constitutional amendment to prevent gay marriage is a red herring, much like the amendments to overturn Roe v. Wade or allow prayer in school that have been bandied about for twenty years or more. Amending the Constitution is, by design, incredibly difficult--a 2/3 vote in both Houses of Congress and then approval by the legislatures of 3/4 of the states being the most common method. I guarantee you that more than one third of the Senate and 1/4 of the state legislatures would oppose any such amendment.

That said, the country isn't ready for gay marriage yet. It's not unreasonable that people are concerned that, if a particularly "open" state institutionalizes it, gay marriage will become the default norm because of the Full Faith and Credit Clause. It's also perfectly valid for people to not want difficult social changes forced on them by federal judges. My guess is that, inside twenty years, gay marriage will be a reality and we'll adjust to it.

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posted by Eve at 7:06 AM VOTE

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