First, Iowa.
Iowa's Supreme Court unanimously struck down as unconstitutional that state's marriage law, which defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman, just like Pennsylvania's.
Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage.
The Vt. House and the Vt. Senate have voted to override the governor's veto of a same-sex marriage bill, legalizing gay marriage in Vermont.
DC City Council Recognize Same-Sex Marriages.
The Washington, D.C. Council Tuesday overwhelmingly voted in favor of legislation recognizing same-sex marriages from other states as marriage in the District of Columbia -- a step toward legalizing same-sex marriage in the city.
Lesson learned? We need our lawmakers to pass a Marriage Protection Amendment to Pennsylvania's Constitution and let the people decide, not activist judges!
Let's all take note of this statement from the Heritage Foundation's Matthew Spalding:
"What is happening is no minor adjustment... It does not expand marriage; it alters its core meaning, for to redefine marriage so that it is not intrinsically related to the relationship between fathers, mothers, and children formally severs the institution from its nature and purpose. Expanding marriage supposedly to make it more inclusive, no matter what we call the new arrangement, necessarily ends marriage as we now know it by remaking the institution into something different: a mere contract between any two individuals."
