Marriage and the Judgment of the People
Chuck Donovan /
Judicial tyranny is alive and well in the United States, and as a result the debate over the future of marriage may soon be front and center once again in the national news. Two major federal court rulings, one just released and another imminent, pose separate challenges to marriage.
First, on July 8, a federal judge in Massachusetts overruled 427 Members of Congress and struck down a key part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Second, most observers consider it likely that another federal judge, this one in San Francisco, will soon strike down an amendment to California’s constitution that protects the definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman. To make matters worse, particularly with respect to the DOMA ruling in Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Justice under President Obama is fighting for traditional marriage with an empty head and both hands tied behind its back. This sorry spectacle seriously undermines both the public trust and the essential meaning of marriage in civil society. (more…)