Gay Marriage legalized in D.C.

[Geno]

Against most of my entire political philosophy, this is one issue where I'd prefer to see the courts simply legalize it pro bono. It'd be nice if the people would get their asses together on this, yet, at the same time, do we have the right to decide, even by democratic process, how other people live their own lives?

My marriage rights are already nice and secure. Honestly, it should not be my privilege to decide if Jim and John should be allowed that same right, just as I would not want them having a say in my like affairs.

I see nothing wrong with voting to secure a particular group's rights. Voting to take their rights away is another story. True, the government has no right to decide how people live their lives so long as they're not interfering with the rights of others, but such a law would merely protect those groups from discrimination by any individual state governments that may try to outlaw same-sex marriages (i.e. the entire Bible Belt).