Same sex marriage ban upheld

If you care a whit what Neal Larson thinks, mark this prediction: Gay marriage will be legal in California within the next five years.

For conservatives believing in traditional marriage, yesterday's ruling by the California Supreme Court was cause for celebration. For those on the other side who believe marriage should be extended to gay couples, it was cause for outrage. But, relevant to my prediction, it was cause for mobilization.

Liberals never give up. Ever. So passionate are they about their cause, they are very good at directing their anger into activism. For reasons I don't fully understand, conservatives don't make good activists. Leftists do.

While right now, marriage defined as being only between a man and woman appears safe. The people passed a state constitutional amendment, and the state's supreme court is not inclined to interfere. This sense of safety, I predict, will spawn conservative complacency.

We'd like to think it's a brick wall. A dead end. A family-friendly cul-de-sac. It's at best a detour, if not just a speed bump for liberals.