WA Court Upholds Ban

Quick piece of news for the day: The Washington State Supreme Court upheld the Gay Marriage Ban and said it did not violate our constitution. Here's the Tribune's coverage.

It's certainly disappointing, but it's not all bad. Maybe this will be the drive for the legislature to tackle the issue instead of waiting for the courts to come around. This is the reaction from one of the plantiffs:

"It's hard to understand why our 13-year togetherness is less important than Britney Spears' six-hour marriage."

That is, of course, the problem with citing "defense of marriage." If Britney Spears can flaunt it--legally--then it's hard to argue where exactly the sanctity of marriage is that we're defending. Angels and ministers of grace defend us from the threat of loving people who want to marry.