The Supremes rule in favor of Gays today.

The Supremes overturned California Prop 8 which forbids gay marriage in the state of California.  They did it on a technicality rather that come right out and say "The US Constitution Article such-an-such means gay marriage is legal".  Probably they couldn't agree among then selves on such an interpretation.  Instead they decided that the plaintiffs lacked "standing", a lawyer's way of throwing out lawsuits.  And doing it this way, the ruling only affects California, it doesn't impose gay marriage on the non-gay marriage states, which would cause  political outrage. 
    It also supports judge made law.  It was a lower court that overturned Prop 8.  That ruling is what got appealed all the way to the Supremes.  The Supremes have said, "Doesn't matter what the voters say, we judges can make our own laws to suit ourselves."  Real democracy that is. 
    On the real issue, I'm neutral,  we have gay marriage here in New Hampshire, the legislature voted it in.  There has been some grumbling, but the bulk of the citizens are going along with a state law passed by majority vote in the state legislature.  The sky has not fallen. 
  While they were at it, in a separate case,  the Supremes overturned most of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)  Here at least, they ruled that DOMA violated the equal protection clause of the Constitution.  They didn't  mention that DOMA was as hard on lesbians as it was on gays. Far as I am concerned, that's equal protection, or at least equal prosecution. 
   But heh, they are the Supremes and we are stuck with 'em.

News Domination

That Roberts court sure knows how to take over the news.  It's been nothing but talk about the Obamacare decision since Thursday.  Needless to say, I was disappointed that we are still stuck with Obamacare with just a slight watering down.  I had been hoping the Supremes would save us from our own folly.  No such luck.
  We will have to do it the old fashioned way, at the ballot box in November.  If that doesn't work, the US of A goes down the same drain Greece is going down today.  So far Obama care has jacked up everyone's insurance costs and  has kept un employment high thru classic FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt) tactics.
   All I can figure is Roberts feared the uproar that Obamacare repeal would cause, and rather than be subjected to the storm of criticism, he found a face saving out that leaves Obamacare still at large in the land.  Good courageous lawyering at work.