All I mean is that, in California, there wasn't yet a precedent. Now there is (or will be; estate settlements take time even without anyone contesting).
"Routine" doesn't win the battle, but it shores up the walls for the next assault. According to Maureen Reddington-Wilde, that's what kept Romney from ramming anything thru the MA legislature; as time went on, the attitude shifted from "Save Marriage!!!1!" to "why are you trying to break up these nice peoples' marriage?".
And that why the bigots desperately wanted the judges to hold off on allowing same-sex marriage "until the people vote". People are much more willing to vote for a wrong-headed theory than to hurt actual people.
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Re: She's Still Working
Date: 2008-08-28 12:26 pm (UTC)All I mean is that, in California, there wasn't yet a precedent. Now there is (or will be; estate settlements take time even without anyone contesting).
"Routine" doesn't win the battle, but it shores up the walls for the next assault. According to Maureen Reddington-Wilde, that's what kept Romney from ramming anything thru the MA legislature; as time went on, the attitude shifted from "Save Marriage!!!1!" to "why are you trying to break up these nice peoples' marriage?".
And that why the bigots desperately wanted the judges to hold off on allowing same-sex marriage "until the people vote". People are much more willing to vote for a wrong-headed theory than to hurt actual people.