"After all of the hubbub and fanfare leading up to the SCOTUS judgement about DOMA
as well as their decision regarding Proposition 8, I must admit that
this all somewhat feels anticlimactic. Don't get me wrong, I am happy
to hear our highest court identify the ways in which a 1990's
legislative action has hurt countless U.S. citizens for bigoted and
unnecessary reasons, and the same goes for Prop 8.
But,
what bothers me most is that their actions, while significant to the
LGBT movement for equality in the United States, were so narrow in focus
and will now lead to dozens of additional lawsuits and struggles to
overturn the many DOMAs or DOMA-like bills and
amendments which exist in various states across the nation. I know the
case which brought this decision to the Supreme Court was particular
focused on Section 3 of the national DOMA, but couldn't they have been a little more broad in their actions?
I
realize my thoughts can be interpreted as ingratitude, and I can assure
you that is not the case. I'm just a little bewildered about why more
didn't happen. But I suppose this insatiable attitude is a product of
my need for immediate gratification: I WANT MARRIAGE FOR ALL AND NOW!"
