I think it is cruel to deny gay couples many of the special
legal considerations granted married couples.
So far as I know, however, the claim that there are no good
reasons and only bad ones for gay couples not to be treated exactly the same in law in all respects as marrieds is incredible
on its face, and I have seen no effort by anyone to demonstrate it.
Hence I am fully persuaded civil unions are a good idea.
But I am not at all persuaded gay marriage is a good idea.
Neither of which really has anything to do with what the constitution has to say on the matter.
The constitution seems to leave marriage law to the states, so far as I can tell; the 14th Amendment has nothing to do with it.
And it is a ridiculous notion that the constitution does, could, or should allow the Supremes to strike down cruel laws, irrational laws, malicious laws, or otherwise generally just bad laws, per se.
Neither of which really has anything to do with what the constitution has to say on the matter.
The constitution seems to leave marriage law to the states, so far as I can tell; the 14th Amendment has nothing to do with it.
And it is a ridiculous notion that the constitution does, could, or should allow the Supremes to strike down cruel laws, irrational laws, malicious laws, or otherwise generally just bad laws, per se.
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