Going to the chapel and I'm, gonna get married....

So the Supreme Court declined to hear any of the gay marriage cases from the states. That allows all the lower court cases to stand.  All of those stated banning gay marriage to be unConstitutional.    Therefore, as of this morning, 5 more states now have gay marriage within their borders.  How does the map look?  Let's see:

What I find very interesting is that it only takes 4 of the 9 judges to grant certiorari and have the Court hear a case.  In last year's Windsor case overturning Federal anti-gay marriage, the conservative judges (or what I called Wrong Wing of the Court) voted against it.  If all four of them has voted FOR certiorari in any of these cases, the Court would have heard it.  Since they're NOT hearing it, that means at least ONE of those Wrong Wing Justices did NOT vote to hear the cases!

Basically, I think by denying to hear them, the Supreme Court has said, "States, stop it.  We told you last year barring gay marriage is UnConstiutional, now stop being narrow-minded idiots and let the gays and lesbians get on with betting married!"  I'm paraphrasing, of course.  But I thinks that's about it.

And so, as of tonight something that even two years ago I would have thought totally impossible, is now true:  Two men or two women may finally get married...in Utah.  UTAH!  Oh and Oklahoma and Virginia as well, but UTAH for God's sake!

Rock on!

POLT