Not again! Judge rules against democracy, says homosexuals have right to marry in Kentucky

Since when did marriage become a "right" in the US?

Via USAToday:

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Same-sex couples have a right to marry in Kentucky, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

In February, District Judge John G. Heyburn II had ruled that Kentucky must recognize gay marriages performed in other states.

"In America, even sincere and long-held religious beliefs do not trump the constitutional rights of those who happen to have been out-voted," Heyburn wrote to invalidate Kentucky's constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

In Tuesday's ruling in favor of two Louisville couples, Heyburn rejected the only justification that lawyers for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear had offered — that traditional marriages contribute to a stable birth rate and the state's long-term economic stability.

"These arguments are not those of serious people," he said.

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