Gay Marriage

So, Dubya wants to protect the institution of marriage with a constitutional amendment which bans gays and lesbians from marrying. But, given the divorce rate of something like 50%, it's obvious that heterosexuals have already done severe damage to the institution. In fact, if he really wants to protect marriage he'd be better off banning heterosexual marriage instead. It's hard to imagine that allowing gay marriage would make things any worse.

Bush has shown himself to be quite variable when it comes to states' rights. During the 2000 election, he dodged the gay marriage question, saying it was a state issue. But now, when several states have acted within their presumed authority, Bush wants to squash the gay marriage movement at the federal level with a constitutional amendment. His message to the states? You can have all the rights you want, just as long as you make decisions that I agree with.

It's also interesting to see him now slamming "activist judges" who rule in favor of gay marriage when, after all, it was activist judges who put him in the White House in the first place.