Yay! The latest edition of the Lesbian & Gay Law Notes is out. It comes out monthly except during the summer, so this is the first issue since Lawrence was decided. So, um, it should be no surprise what the top story is.
From the U.S. Senate’s Republican Policy Committee: The Threat to Marriage From the Courts. Nothing substantively new here — more support for the Federal Marriage Amendment — but scary, because this could form the Republicans’ policy in the Senate, as one purpose of the RPC is “helping shape the GOP game plan.”
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“Stirring up a gay-marriage panic serves the interests of activists who support a federal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. But decisions made in a panic are seldom wise. With its federalist structure, the United States is uniquely positioned to settle gay marriage the right way: at the state level.”
From The Supreme Court Ruled for Privacy—Not for Gay Marriage. It’s worth a read.
Incidentally, Andrew Sullivan, too, is floating a balloon about a similar idea — in this case, a hypothetical compromise gay marriage amendment that would leave the decision up to states and not impose one state’s recognition of gay marriage on other states.