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It couldn’t have happened to a better couple of laws.<\/p>\n
No, really. If they were better laws, it probably couldn’t have happened.<\/p>\n
I don’t have much commentary on this. It’s a blow for equality, and a blow against irrational prejudice. The inability of the DOMA defenders and Prop 8 defenders to articulate convincing harms from same sex marriage was striking, and humiliating <\/em>for them. It turns out that the kind of lies you can repeat ad nauseum in a blog’s comments don’t really fly in front of a judge. There is simply no coherent reason to deny same sex couples the same rights that different-sex couples already enjoy. This is long overdue. <\/p>\n Links!<\/p>\n First, two general explanatory posts from the Washington Post Blog: An incredibly insightful post from Ta-Nehisi Coates<\/a>. (But, then, does he even write any other sort?)<\/p>\n The prohibitions against same-sex marriage are not simply about witholding the right to be pretty in a dress or dashing in a tux (though I would deny no one their day.) It is about ensuring that only certain kinds of people, and certain kinds of families, are able to amass power, and with that power, influence over the direction of our society.<\/p>\n It is wrong to strip people of wealth because you are bigot. It is wrong to strip people of the right to name their caretakers because you are afraid. It is wrong to make war on people because you can not get over yourself.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Finally, The Onion weighs in: Kevin Moore, 43, who warned that the landmark ruling will likely lead to \u201can unspeakable amount of enlightened discourse and thoughtful compromises across the country.\u201d \u201cI mean, we\u2019re talking about granting people their basic human rights on the basis of written law and common decency here. What\u2019s next? Using sound judgment and compassion to foster a more humane culture and system of government?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Well, no. Probably not that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It couldn’t have happened to a better couple of laws. No, really. If they were better laws, it probably couldn’t have happened. I don’t have much commentary on this. It’s a blow for equality, and a blow against irrational prejudice. … Continue reading
\nThe Supreme Court ended Proposition 8. Here\u2019s what that means.<\/a>
\nThe Supreme Court struck down part of DOMA. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/a><\/p>\n
\nGay Marriage Opponents Warn Supreme Court Ruling Could Put Nation On Slippery Slope To Rationality<\/a><\/p>\n