++The 5-4 ruling on Doma that it is unconstitutional was broad and Justice Kennedy got it right. The law, according to Kennedy, was a deliberate act whose sole purpose was to disparage some persons' marriages as less than others and so violated the Fifth Amendment equal protection clause. The majority opinion was so broad that it paves the way for more progress in the area of same sex marriage and the protection of gay rights. As I write this, Tony Scalia is still reading his dissent from the bench.
++Bravo Edie Windsor, the brave woman who lost her partner and survived to challenge DOMA, which cost her hundreds of thousands of dollars in estate taxes because the federal government could or would not recognize her marriage. She was a gallant voice for justice.
++President Obama en route to South Africa tweeted that it was a move forward--"Love is love" hashtag.
++For straight married couples, it should be an affirmation that the procreation argument as essential for marriage was rejected.
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