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The leftist control of the courts gives them a huge advantage. They can enact their agenda by judicial fiat without having to worry about public opinion.

Kerry knows this. He knows that the way to bring gay marriage to America is through the courts, not the ballot box. Notice that in this debate over gay marriage, no one is discussing the possibility of gay marriage being enacted by any legislature. No one expects John Kerry or any other "liberal" to vote for gay marriage. Rather, all the "liberals" have to do is block any conservative effort to stop the courts from imposing gay marriage on us. This allows Kerry and his allies to pretend to oppose gay marriage while blocking any legislation that would stop it on technical grounds.

Want to pass a constitutional amendment limiting marriage in America to one man and one woman? Kerry will assert, "I oppose gay marriage, but I also oppose an amendment that would rob the states of their right to set their own marriage laws."

Want to pass a constitutional amendment that guarantees states the right to decide for themselves whether or not to permit gay marriage? Kerry will assert, "I oppose gay marriage, but I also oppose an amendment such as this, which is clearly a mean-spirited effort to inject bigotry into the national discourse when what we should really be debating are jobs and education."

Want to pass a law stating that gay marriages performed in one state can't be forced on other states (i.e., the Defense of Marriage Act)? Kerry will assert, "I oppose gay marriage, but I refuse to vote for a bill that is the political equivalent of gay bashing. We should be coming together as Americans, not passing laws to divide us."

Want to remove the jurisdiction of courts to decide gay marriage issues? Kerry will assert, "I oppose gay marriage, but I refuse to set the evil precedent of withdrawing the court's jurisdiction. What's next, a return to slavery?"

So Kerry and his cronies will block all efforts to stop gay marriage, while hypocritically claiming to oppose such marriages themselves. Once all these bills and amendments are killed, the courts will quickly use full faith & credit to impose gay marriage on our land.

Kerry's response? "I oppose gay marriage but now is the time for us to come together under the banner of equality. To overturn this ruling would mean that for the first time in our history we are rolling back rights granted to the American people. The court has spoken and we must now obey and respect the wonderful diversity that is America. I wish also to state that while I oppose forcing any church to perform gay marriages by threatening their tax exempt status, I cannot support legislation to protect such tax exemptions because it would set a terrible precedent which could easily lead to a return to Jim Crow, slavery, and violence against women."

And so it will go.

BTW, you may have noticed that the media have been warning President Bush not to oppose gay marriage, since it might make him appear to be an "extremist". But when Kerry says he opposes it, it's cited as proof that he's a "moderate".