BREAKING: Obama endorses STATES RIGHTS

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62. You're correct, it's not a defense of a constitutional right

I think, legally, where this helps us is with the traditional weather vanes on the Supreme Court. When I look at thirty states, all the amendments out there, and think about picking them off one by one, we're looking at an effort that would stretch into decades. I don't think that's how this issue will go down. I think this is going to go down to the Supreme Court. By solidifying support for marriage equality's mainstream status on a national level, I think the President is creating more wiggle room for the Court.

I know we want him to go all the way and declare a constitutional right, but this announcement was more than I was expecting before the election, and I think we should embrace the situation on the ground. That being that the Court is probably going to do a Loving vs. Virginia at some point, and we need to lay down as many stones as possible to pave that way so it happens within the next five to ten years. A presidential endorsement is a pretty big stone.