Today's Supreme Court Decision on DOMA and Gay Marriage

MARK PERRY:  WHY GOVERNMENTS/ POLITICIANS REALLY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DESIGN AN INTELLIGENT NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

ACTUALLY I'M NEITHER SURPRISED NOR TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED BY THE SUPREME COURT DECISION TODAY.

We all know this politically-correct gay freight train---which I am not on and never will be---has massive momentum as the foundations of our civilization's primary institutions and personal identities continue to be dismantled and 'redefined.' Boundarylessness and confusion grow  across the land by the minute.

Having said this, I've never had a problem with people in close personal relationships----call it 'marriage' or what you will---being able to specify who gets their social security or other government benefits at their death or retirement. (Of course as to other bequests outside the government checks, there are always wills,  trusts and other estate planning tools which were never in question.)  It's just another expansion of the government entitlement gravy train that will speed on swimmingly until our economy finally collapses for lack of funds and enough viable tax-paying citizens and corporations.

As to the rest of the decision,  it seems to me---and I may be wrong here---that the justices are appropriately leaving the decision to legalize or not to legalize gay marriage to the states rather than the overly-powerful federal nannies. DOMA should never have been federally legislated, because it was never a federal issue. (Bill's bad.)

Now I know that the liberals in Congress are going to do everything in their power to pass another federal law mandating the legalization of gay marriage.  And it will be the most bitterly fought issue of all time, in my opinion.  It is not a federal issue.

The state of California is now left to its own devices---whether within or without the rule of law. We know how the powers there will decide and it amazes me that politicians will go outside and around the will of the people.  But again it's a state battle.

There will be myriad lawsuits  filed to  and clarify this decision, however, I am thankful for its willingness to leave some things to be legislated by the states in keeping with our federalist republic. 

In truth, now anyone from a non-gay marriage state can go somewhere else to get 'married' and proceed get and give federal benefits.  That should make gays everywhere happy, but what I know of human nature---and the real insatiable power trip underneath all this---is that it will not be enough.  Never be enough.

So while the champagne bottles of celebration are being popped on the Supreme Court's front steps, the rest of us can only hold our breaths at the very steep moral and fiscal slippery slope we're on.  Very steep. 

Meanwhile,  get your government benefits while you can and party like there's no tomorrow.