No one gives a shit if homos get married. Which is why most people don't want to recognize and legitimize their so-called marriages.
Then why not leave them alone and let them get married?
What makes this ruling so different is that it's
"fact based". So what does that mean and why is it different?
Arguments based with "precedent" and "culture" are typical in this type of case. But it's a new day. Gay lifestyle has been researched and studied. Data has been collected.
We know such things as "reparative therapy" and "shock treatment" don't work. One's sexuality cannot be "changed", only "denied".
What are the two things that drives the right crazy? Facts and data.
We know the FBI profile of a pedophile (which I've posted here many times) is a white male in his 40's, married, Christian with two children of his own who identifies as "heterosexual". When this type of evidence is presented in court backed by statistics and data, then suddenly, that idea of gays preying on children flies out the window.
When you point out the 50% divorce rate among heterosexuals and the 0 impact from the gays, that flies out the window.
When you point out the very tiny number of gays who want to get married, that impact flies out the window.
The reason it was important to frame this entire argument as "fact based" is because that is how the Supreme Court will have to counter it. "Fact based" arguments are very difficult to overturn. why? Because the other side has to have "better facts" backed up by research and data.
A recent example of this was the "Dover Case". Right Wingnuts believed they had a "slam dunk" (gee, where have I heard that before?). A Bush appointed, right wing judge in a very conservative town. Only the "facts" presented in the case from the scientific community overwhelmed the ridiculous superstitious nonsense. Worse, the right knew they had no case other than "the occult" and so they lied opening themselves up for charges of perjury and possible prosecution.
Look for that in this case once it goes to the next level.