So the MA SJC violated federal law in the Goodridge decision.
I am not in favor of changing the Constitution for intransigent causes, but the government defining marriage encroaches on the 1st Amendment as Marriage was a sacrament in the Catholic Church centuries before there was a United States of America. Gay advocates have scoffed at the idea that they would challenge the 503 c status of the church. I was born at night . But not last night.
It is far better to have state legislatures and state referenda decide this issue through the constitutional amendment process than have the courts do it. Some suggest that the amendment should just say that the state legislatures have the right to determine the issue and not the state courts.
It is interesting to note that everytime this has been put to a vote, the traditional view of marriage is upheld. 19 states already have constitutional amendments defining marriage and only eight have no legislation or constitutional amendment on DOMA.