So. . .we agree on this point at least.
Well saidl... Judges are not supposed to make laws--they are supposed to interpret laws that are made through the legislature. Laws that are made through the legislature come about through votes that come from the people and their representatives. If the people in a particular state have not voted to recognize gay marriage and the judges override the will of those people--those judges have perpetrated a small tyranny over those residents. Our government was devised precisely to prevent tyranny from occurring. Some gay men and women will say, "But, we are living under a tyranny because we can't get married!". That may be true. But, just because it's true doesn't give a small group of judges, a minority, the right to override the will of the majority for the sole purpose of pushing a particular "agenda". I do not believe it's necessary to subvert our system of government in order to gain recognition of your relationships. Let me tell you--every time those judges take it upon themselves to rule by fiat--it makes it that much easier for them to do it with other issues that you as gay men and women may not agree with. Once you start down that slippery slope--it becomes very difficult to turn back the clock. I much prefer trying to change the mind of straight society by being a responsible citizen rather than by "forcing" a social issue that society may or may not be ready to recognize. Doing that also invites the possibility of "backlash". Whenever these activist judges do things like this it's possible that it would lead to "emergency" legislation that would forever block progress in another state.
