Political Sex

A while ago, California said a man could marry a man, and a woman could marry a woman. But then, after thousands of people got married, it was put to a vote; same-sex couples could no longer marry. Then a couple of same-sex coupl… uh, people in relationships took to the courts and won. But then that decision was appealed by a bunch of religious nuts, and today:

A federal appeals court here ruled Tuesday that California’s voter-mandated ban on gay marriages was unconstitutional, in a closely watched case that eventually could lead the U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.

In a 2-1 vote, a panel of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said California’s 2008 law, popularly known as Proposition 8, had used the state’s initiative power to target a minority group and take away a right the group possessed, without legitimate reason.

It’ll go to the Supreme Court, where a majority of the justices will most likely agree with the decision and then any two people will be able to get married in California. In the meantime – could be another year – a bunch of other States will acknowledge same-sex marriages and make one the most progressive States look like a bunch of back-woods rubes.

Also, in the meantime, President Barack Obama will tap dance his way around the topic of same-sex marriages until the election.

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