Thursday, December 09, 2004

Just Another Reason to be Jealous

Today, the Canadian Supreme Court essentially gave the go-ahead for the legalization of gay marriage, provided it passes in parliament (which it looks likely to do) ruling "that the constitution allowed the proposed redefinition of marriage as 'the lawful union of two persons,' while protecting the right of religious organizations to refuse to perform same-sex marriages". It was an article I read with equal parts joy and discontentment, especially when I got to this sentence:

"Canada is a pluralistic society," the court said. "Our constitution is a living tree which, by way of progressive interpretation, accommodates and addresses the realities of modern life."

Would that our court could be so honorable.

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