Completely Unnecessary

The Washington Supreme Court today joined the New York Supreme Court in upholding the ban on gay marriage. As New York and Washington seemed like two of the most likely states for gay marriage, anyone on this side of the issue has to be feeling pretty crappy today.

The decision by the court points out that they’re simply ruling on the ability of the legislature to make rules for the state, and not making a judgment on the quality of the law itself. Yet, the court says:

…limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples furthers procreation, essential to the survival of the human race, and furthers the well-being of children by encouraging families where children are reared in homes headed by the children’s biological parents.

Apparently, adopted children and those raised by same-sex couples (even when one of the parents is the biological parent) aren’t the same as real kids. Thoughts on how this might be extrapolated?

In one of the dissents (there were three, with four justices dissenting), one of the justices points out:

If the DOMA is really about the “sanctity” of marriage, as its title implies, then it is clearly an unconstitutional foray into state-sanctioned religious belief.”

I’m getting a bit sick of the ‘punch to the guts’ feeling when it comes to politics in America.

Here are the links to the decision, if you care to read them. And here is one of what is sure to be many blogs out of The Stranger today.

Update: Also, part of the ruling claims that there is no unequal treatment for gays:

Neither a man nor a woman may marry a person of the same sex.

Unfortunately for gay people, this also means they won’t be able to marry the person they’d like to share their life with. That is the most foolish rationale ever.

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