U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has a reputation for misspeaking, but I hope this isn't one such case.
On ABC's "Good Morning, America" last week, Biden hinted that the recent repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" may soon lead to a repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act. "I think the country's evolving," Biden said, as quoted by the Los Angeles Times.
President Obama has admitted that he is still wrestling with the idea. He believes in civil unions but stops short of blessing the idea of marriage for same-sex couples. Maybe the fact that he too brought it up recently - just before signing the DADT repeal - is a good sign.
Obama has cited his religious beliefs as the reason why he opposes gay marriage. But maybe now he is starting to realize that the separation of Church and State means that you're supposed to govern by the Constitution, not by the Bible. And the Fourteenth Amendment, as California's Proposition 8 opponents have noted, seems to guarantee equality under the law.
More of a challenge, I'm sure, will be convincing Congress of this.
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