This jumped out at me this morning, from U.S. District Court Judge Barbara Crabb's opinion striking down Wisconsin's marriage ban, in response to the state's argument that marriage is by definition about procreation (yeah, that one again):
Just as I've been saying all along: marriage is an entirely human concept. (Go ahead -- try to find "marriage" among other vertebrate species.)
The opinion is a good one -- solid and tight. Worth a read.
(Via Towleroad.)
A footnote, via Joe.My.God.
It's interesting, thinking back over these decisions, how many county clerks in various states have opened their offices for extra hours and on weekends to be able to issue marriage licenses immediately.
That says something.
Civil marriage is a legal construct, not a biological rule of nature, so it can be and has been changed over the years; there is nothing "impossible" about defining marriage to include same-sex couples, as has been demonstrated by the decisions of a number of countries and states to do just that.
Just as I've been saying all along: marriage is an entirely human concept. (Go ahead -- try to find "marriage" among other vertebrate species.)
The opinion is a good one -- solid and tight. Worth a read.
(Via Towleroad.)
A footnote, via Joe.My.God.
It's interesting, thinking back over these decisions, how many county clerks in various states have opened their offices for extra hours and on weekends to be able to issue marriage licenses immediately.
That says something.
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