Marriage Compromise

James Joyner | Thursday, February 26, 2004

Random musings on the general subject of gay marriage from around the Blogosphere:

• Steven Taylor takes a firm stance against man-dog marriage.

• Apropos this Robert Prather piece, I wonder if Rosie O’Donnell will get a refund of her $82 if the courts ultimately affirm the law making gay marriage illegal?
• McQ is more impressed with President Bush’s statements on this issue than O’Donnell’s
• Via John Cole, I see Ezra Klein has an interesting revisionist post on the biblical teachings on homosexuality.
• Andrew Sullivan seems oblivious to the point that judges can impose their will on states and municipalities, too.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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I'm going to cross post what I put at Poliblog, which I normally never do...

It really is simple. (and forget it is gay marriage for a moment)

This issue ranks about 99.995 on the "hot button meter." There are few things in politics that get more passion stirred.

Given the above, Do we want the people in the states to decided the issue or do we want to leave it to the most radical judge in the judicial system?

It seems to me, no matter if you are Pat Robertson or Andrew Sullivan sending it to the people is the right way to handle something this big.

Posted by Paul | February 26, 2004 | 05:35 pm | Permalink

 

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