Comments on: New York: Bruno Departure Makes Gay Marriage All But Certain http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/06/new-york-bruno-departure-makes-gay-marriage-all-but-certain/ A Stitch in Time Saves Nine ... But Haste Makes Waste Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:02:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: New York: Bruno’s Replacement “Not on Record” Regarding Gay Marriage http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/06/new-york-bruno-departure-makes-gay-marriage-all-but-certain/comment-page-1/#comment-6343 New York: Bruno’s Replacement “Not on Record” Regarding Gay Marriage Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:53:47 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=4271#comment-6343 [...] New York: Bruno Departure Makes Gay Marriage All But Certain6.24 [...] [...] New York: Bruno Departure Makes Gay Marriage All But Certain6.24 [...]

]]> By: dolphin http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/06/new-york-bruno-departure-makes-gay-marriage-all-but-certain/comment-page-1/#comment-6342 dolphin Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:46:00 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=4271#comment-6342 I wonder what the new line will be among the bigot brigade when they can't cite "activist judges?" I wonder what the new line will be among the bigot brigade when they can't cite "activist judges?"

]]> By: Windypundit http://www.kipesquire.net/2008/06/new-york-bruno-departure-makes-gay-marriage-all-but-certain/comment-page-1/#comment-6337 Windypundit Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:32:33 +0000 http://www.kipesquire.net/?p=4271#comment-6337 You know, a few years ago when the whole gay marriage issue went bigtime and a bunch of states were passing anti-gay marriage laws, a friend of mine was freaking out that "time was running out" for gay rights. My response was that, no, the time was <i>at hand</i>. Sooner or later, some court or some executive official in one of our 50 states was going to start recognizing gay marriage, maybe even just for a brief period, and that would be the beginning of the end for the other side. Our country would suddenly have legally married gay people. Even if the legislature or a court decision closed the door again, those people would now be fighting the legal battle from the other side, forcing other jurisdictions to recognize their state-sanctioned marriage. The gay rights movement has punched a fatal hole in enemy defenses and is pushing troops behind their lines. You know, a few years ago when the whole gay marriage issue went bigtime and a bunch of states were passing anti-gay marriage laws, a friend of mine was freaking out that "time was running out" for gay rights.

My response was that, no, the time was at hand. Sooner or later, some court or some executive official in one of our 50 states was going to start recognizing gay marriage, maybe even just for a brief period, and that would be the beginning of the end for the other side.

Our country would suddenly have legally married gay people. Even if the legislature or a court decision closed the door again, those people would now be fighting the legal battle from the other side, forcing other jurisdictions to recognize their state-sanctioned marriage. The gay rights movement has punched a fatal hole in enemy defenses and is pushing troops behind their lines.

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