Here's the official (albeit brief) White House response to the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling in Goodridge vs. the Department of Public Health:
"President Defends Sanctity of Marriage
Statement by the President
November 18, 2003
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman. Today's decision of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court violates this important principle. I will work with congressional leaders and others to do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage."
I hope this doesn't mean the Battle Lines have been drawn. Especially before the Massachusetts legislature has even acted on the court's majority opinion. Polarization is a word that gives me the jibblies, unless of course one is referring to molecular and atomic interactions in a chemistry lab.
President George W. Bush of Texas, I'll make you a deal: I'll keep my nose out of your marriage, and you keep your nose out of mine. Well, assuming that I ever decide to marry someday. *gasp*
Posted by James at November 19, 2003 02:41 PM