[Lurking Libertarian]

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to intervene in the same-sex marriages law in Mass. Truly a sad day for America.

The U.S. Supreme Court has absolutely zero jurisdiction to review a decision of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts based solely on the Massachusetts Constitution. That's why not even Scalia or Rehnquist voted to intervene.

[AMDG&BVMH]

"That's why not even Scalia or Rehnquist voted to intervene."

Yes, our guys fight by the rules . . .

Which still makes what is happening in MA a great tragedy. The Left would use the Supreme Court to advance their agenda . . . out of principal, our guys cannot . . .

[pawdoggie]

When these "married" homosexual "couples" start filing joint Federal tax returns (as they will), when these same couples demand "full faith and credit" from other states (as the homosexual lobby has already said they will do), and when they demand full "married" rights in all matters ranging from the "right" to adopt (and molest) children to the "right" of transsexuals to play in the WNBA, then perhaps the paleo-cretins out there will realize that this is not about "state's rights", it's a matter that should have been disposed of at the Federal level years ago. P.S. as to why Scalia and Rehnquist chose not to involve themselves in this matter: while it's possible that their Republicanism has made them shortsighted in this matter, it's more likely that they simply recognize that the majority of their "brothers" and "sisters" on the court are too far to the Left PC to rule against the Mass Supreme Court (especially in light of the recent Texas sodomy case).

[maryz]

That's why not even Scalia or Rehnquist voted to intervene.

It was unanimous? I only heard the brief squib on the radio.