California high court rules in favor of same-sex marriage

Good news: Yesterday, the California Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry.

Chief Justice Ronald M. George wrote, "In view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples."

Indeed.

This nation was founded on the premise that it is a self-evident truth that all men are created equal -- not just the heterosexual ones. And our Constitution provides for equal protection under the law.

Hopefully this will set an example for other states.

After all, Massachusetts has permitted same-sex marriages since May of 2004, and that has not yet led to the end of civilization in that commonwealth as feared by the right-wing homophobes.