Plaintiff Edith Windsor,of New York, waves to supporters in front of the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday after the court heard arguments on her Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) case.
At the risk of sounding overconfident, I think we all know that the Defense of Marriage Act will be ruled unconstitutional. I remember when it was quietly signed into law -- it was veto-proof, so I didn't really hate President Clinton for taking the low road since his re-election seemed so much more important to (him and) me at the time -- and I'm thankful I'm here to see it repealed. While I see the logic for the court to not make a ruling on the Prop 8 case that will have immediate and national consequences, I'll still think they're cowards if they do not. Sure, the national momentum is going to make marriage equality the law of the entire land, and it would make fewer waves if it weren't court-mandated. But we've reached a turning point in this country -- a critical mass -- when it comes to bigotry and discrimination, and to wait even another minute is a miscarriage of justice that no American should have to endure. Not even fags.
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I hate to think of the millons of dollars that it will take to get marriage in all states should the Supreme Court not step up to the plate and do the right thing.
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