The public does not believe that marriage should be redefined to make same-sex couples eligible. The public is right to oppose same-sex marriage, which advances a spurious “equality” for homosexuals only by distorting what marriage is. But the public’s opposition did not carry the day in Massachusetts, and in an increasing number of states courts are moving to negate the public will. Notwithstanding recent appointments to the Supreme Court, the federal judiciary could move to impose same-sex marriage nationwide in a few years. Even if it does not, for the national debate to be dominated by state judges acting as policymakers is a perversion of federalism. Congress is taking up a Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment is unlikely to pass this year. But it is the only sure way to vindicate the public’s will.

That’s from this week’s edition of “Window on The Week”; read more here.