The Week has an interesting article explaining why top Republicans are actually hoping the Supreme Court rules in favor of same-sex marriage. Gay marriage has become a huge political liability for Republicans, but they can’t support it without angering their base. So it would be a huge favor to them if the Supreme Court makes the issue moot for them.
Ironically, I think the Westboro Baptist Church has been one of the major reasons Americans now overwhelmingly support same-sex marriage. They turned gays into victims and underdogs, and defending gays into a national cause.
God works in mysterious ways.
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That doesn’t mean that’ll stop them from rallying hard to overturn it, like they do for obamacare and abortion. No amount of public opinion will sway these idiots.
I think that’s the whole point. Like abortion, gay marriage will be better rallying point for the GOP if the Supreme Court legalizes it, like they did for abortion.
Yup, I agree. Another way to rally their base against the Armagedon of gay rights, in the same way they are still working hard to overturn abortion rights.