I honestly believe that had the gays gone for civil unions instead of gay marriage there would now be a majority of states permitting civil unions. But they got militant and demanded gay marriage so now they are stuck with little of nothing.
It seems the the love that dare not speak its name is finally being told to shut up.
>I honestly believe that had the gays gone for civil unions instead of gay marriage there would now be a majority of states permitting civil unions.<
For those wanting to preserve the sanctity of one man - one woman marriage, I believe that if they had gone for civil unions, they would have been provided with the slippery slope eventually arriving at the gay marriage now banned in Washington State.
"Forty-five states now have either state constitutional amendments banning gay marriage or state statutes outlawing same-sex weddings."
This is what is going to be interesting: How will the states who have legalized gay marriage vis-a-vis MA (home of the K boys) going to handle the influx of gays into their states? Health care costs will escalate due to HIV/AIDS. And what will they do when someone wants a polygamous marriage?
Stay tuned...should be fun.
As a resident of USSRW, I was shocked - absolutely shocked, I tell you - that the Supreme Court made a sensible decision. Now all we have to do is vote out the four "justices" who voted against the ban.