Impact of same-sex marriage ruling weighed
The Post asked policy advocates and political experts for their views on the fallout from U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling last week overturning California's Proposition 8. Below, responses from Joe Mathews, Maggie Gallagher, Douglas E. Schoen, Lea Brilmayer, Jarrett T. Barrios and Ed Rogers.
Two backlashes are possible as a result of this decision.
The first, a backlash from opponents of gay rights, is likely to be small. Yes, defenders of Proposition 8 will perform the ritual railing against judicial activists (and complain that the fix was in because the judge who issued the ruling is openly gay). But the facts of the case should put a damper on that.… Seguir leyendo »