Is it really that odd?

I read a brief snippet today that sparked the cinders of reason and internal dialogue.

In an interview today on “The View,” a noted actor, David Pierce, announced his marriage (back in October) to his long-term partner Brian Hargrove. In response to questioning about the prop 8 decision, Pierce called it a "very odd thing" that strangers have a vote on his private decision to marry.

Is it that odd?

Sure, marriage can be private. For most of the world, marriage is private. But celebrities should be well aware that their lives are not private. Its simply a part of the package. I would further contest that while the decision to marry is private, a marriage is an outward (public) symbol of that decision.

But, I digress.

I think what alarms me most about this statement is Pierce’s disregard for the place that our courts hold in society. Rather than respecting the office, and recognizing the place their action takes in the system, he has reduced them to mere strangers.

You see, if Prop 8 was overturned, I can guarantee that comment wouldn’t have been made. No, the courts would be lauded as friends of all humanity. The Supreme Court would be hailed for its decision to uphold liberty and in the process eliminate bigotry. It would have been “a huge step for civil rights.” But, because the courts maintained prop 8 as constitutional, they have become “strangers” and governments involvement is “odd.”

But is it really that odd? Government has always had a say in establishing rules, obligations, laws, and authority for society. After all, that is what our dear founding fathers fought for so diligently a long time ago.

No. What you sir, Mr. Pierce, find odd; is that the majority vote stands for traditional marriage. That’s the oddity you are complaining about. And that’s fine. You have the right to such an opinion. But please, call it as it is. Don’t hide behind the skirts of some “foreign arm of government.” No, I don’t buy it. The relationship between many American citizens and their respective religious marriage officiators are as unknown as a supreme court justice.

Its not that odd. It just didn’t swing your way.