Why Shouldn't Society Just Say ‘Uncle’ and Grant Same-Sex Marriage?

Abraham Lincoln once asked how many legs a dog has if we call a tail a leg. The answer, he said, is four: calling a tail a leg does not make it so.

The late President's wisdom is wisdom our nation should reflect upon in the debate over so-called same-sex "marriage."

Read this insightful piece by Professor Stephen Heaney.

Also, please forward this essay to all the associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, if you know them.

D.C. Begins Issuing Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

Today, officials in the District of Columbia, for the first time ever, began issuing so-called "marriage" licenses to same-sex couples. In Maryland, officials also said they would do the same.

Last night, Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts refused to intervene to stop the pending issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in D.C.

Chief Justice Roberts' refusal to act perhaps signals that the U.S. Supreme Court expects to address the same-sex marriage issue soon, probably via California's Proposition 8 case, which is now working its way through the federal courts.