A Few Good Men

SO, HERE WE ARE. After the Supreme Court’s decision in Lawrence v. Texas striking down that state’s anti-sodomy law, the question has been, Is gay marriage next? Barring some unforeseen event, the supreme court of Massachusetts will declare homosexual marriage legal this week. The nation’s legal machinery will then crank up, as other states try to decide whether they should (or must) also recognize these marriages. The debate over whether to make gay marriage legal nationwide will no longer be a theoretical matter but a real one, with enormous consequences hinging on its resolution.