[Harry Rex Vonner]

The Sixth Circuit showed enough backbone to rule as the framers of the US Constitution would rule on this issue. The same sex marriage bans in the four states mentioned were upheld. The Sixth Circuit is made up of those four states- Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, and Michigan.

Now that there is a conflict of laws between circuits, the USSC has really no choice but to take up the issue. When circuits rule differently on what is pretty much the same question, resolving the impasse has always been one of the major duties of the USSC.

How will they vote? From the beginning, the supporters of homosexual marriage have four votes. Those four- Ginsberg, Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan- always vote as a block on such issues. Three of the four are Jewish. Sotomayor is what we call a "Cafeteria Catholic". She doesn't seem to be very dedicated to the tenets of her alleged church. And, before someone comes on here and says that the justices are not to let their personal beliefs play a role in their decisions, let me say that, in reality, obviously they do so. They are human beings whose beliefs are made up from the sum total of their life experiences, their heredity, and their environment, and their personal prejudices. Absolutely. We all have personal prejudices. Neither they or we are computers.

The other five justices, all Catholics, will carry the majority. Those who believe in traditional and sacred marriage can count on three votes- Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. Roberts and Kennedy will provide the winning margin. If the latter two hold to their spiritual beliefs and their life experiences and personal philosohies, and remember who appointed them, it could be a win for the historic and natural intent of the constitution. For the sake of the country, we better hope that is the case.