https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/13/how-can-the-supreme-court-help-gay-rights-by-staying-out-of-it/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:31:26 -0400<![CDATA[I bow to no one in my support for marriage equality. I have been fighting for it since 1996, when the cause seemed crazy and only the courts offered any hope at all. As part of that fight, the hardest thing I have done is to counsel my gay friends and allies that litigation was necessary, but that real civil rights—durable, deeply rooted civil rights, as opposed to what James Madison called “parchment barriers”—come from consensus, not from courts. &#8230;]]>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:20:45 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/13/how-can-the-supreme-court-help-gay-rights-by-staying-out-of-it-n280570