Reply #33: It's not homophobic, it's a reasonable concern. I think the MA decision DID [View All]

[pnwmom]

set us back several years, timed as it was. That decision helped to sweep a number of Republicans into office, IMO.

ON THE OTHER HAND, I'm hoping that the NJ decision won't have the same backlash. The initial shock was two years ago -- and the sky hasn't fallen in. Also, the Courts have left it up to the legislature to decide whether to amend the marriage law or to construct a civil union with the equivalent protections. So the argument cannot be made that the Court is overriding the people's wishes. The people in NJ, through their legislators, will now have the chance to decide whether they want to have same-sex marriages or the equivalent in civil unions.