[ladtx]

...only full, equal marriage rights for gay couples — rather than civil unions ...

The slope just became a little more slippery.

[Pyro7480]

Down with the Court! Their arrogance is beyond contempt.. Stop the social engineering!

[KantianBurke]

The ball is in your court Mr. President.

[hattend]

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled in November that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, and gave the Legislature six months to change state laws to make it happen.

Of the judges, by the judges, for the judges.

I will never go over Massachusetts airspace, let alone visit there.

[VRW Conspirator]

The state Senate asked for more guidance from the court and sought the advisory opinion, which was made public Wednesday morning when it was read into the Senate record.

Did I miss something here. Should it be that the state Senate advises the courts and not the other way around?

[Vision]

One of the best parts of the SOTU speech was Bush targeting these activist judges.

[kdmhcdcfld]

I think I'm going to vomit...

[Lunatic Fringe]

This makes the Full Faith and Credit clause that much more interesting... Gay marriage has just been made legal in all 50 states.

[xzins]

Those who say a constitutional amendment in all states and at the national level is unnecessary are either naive, in a a dream-world, or devious.

The amendment route appears to be the ONLY route for protecting marriage.

[xzins]

Those who say a constitutional amendment in all states and at the national level is unnecessary are either naive, in a a dream-world, or devious.

The amendment route appears to be the ONLY route for protecting marriage.

[apackof2]

Dear Lord help us.........

[whereasandsoforth]

If the Mass. lawmakers had any (tennis) balls, they would tell the court to take their ruling and shove it up their black robes.

If I was in the legislature in Mass., I would be very concerned about a court trying to tell me what I have to do. Exactly what can the court do if the legislature refuses to comply with the court's dictation?

[azhenfud]

All doubt has been removed. It's time to impeach and disbar their High Bench and replace them with real people.

May those justices' have to live under the actions they consider "just".

[Petronski]

AP Photo Slideshow: Same-Sex Marriage Issues

Ick.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

John Kerry voted against the Defense of Marriage Bill.

This will be a political hot button of this campaign. I will not doubt that this will end up in the supreme court since this law will force other states to recognize this ruling and thus recognize gay marriages from Massachusetts.

[Psalm 73]

Time for the Mass. State Legislature to tell the courts to take a hike. Period.

[marshmallow]

So how will the good citizens of Massachusetts react to this latest outrage? Because the answer this nonsense does lie in the hands of the people.

They will react to it by continuing to overwhelmingly vote in liberal politicians who espouse this nonsense and these politicians will continue to appoint judges who subscribe to secular humanist liberalism.

In other words, the people of Massachusetts will be outraged not at all. This is simply a reflection of the corrupt, secular humanist values of the people.

America does not simply need a presidential edict to stop this nonsense. It needs a spiritual rebirth.

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Tommy Finneran to the rescue.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Check the Richter scale. Rosie O'Donnell must be jumping for joy.

[Diddle E. Squat]

All the speculation seems to be on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as one man and one woman. Just wondering (in case such an amendment process should fail) what abount an amendment to the 'Full faith and credit clause' of the constitution?

Could be tricky, and if done wrong open a huge can of worms. OTOH it could be away to reverse the tide and strengthen states rights.

Of course the latter might be even more difficult to get passed (every Dem would scream that it is 'code language' for giving Southern states the ability to reinstitute slavery), but does not the states rights angle of it hold a big upside?