Marriage Equality? How about marriage illegalization.

Everyone is texting, blogging and freaking out today over the good news in California that a state Supreme Court ruling of 4-3 stating that "the state’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the “fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship.” Thus, for the time being, marriage equality exist in the fine State of California.

It seems pretty absurd and dated to be against same-sex marriage. Such an attitude is rooted in a archaic judeo-christian morality that if seperation of church and state really exists, shouldn't be so ingrained into our politics. Obviously, they are but its good to see the pendulum shifting.

However...let me ponder a bit and expand on an idealistic pipe-dream in a moment of frivolity....

Why is the institution of marriage so wrapped up in legality in the first place? The fact that marriage is a legal binding agreement between two parties seems absurd as well. Why are the courts even involved in the issues, desires of formed relationships between individuals?

I guess issues like who gets the kids, the dog and the brown sofa are often decided through legal means. But can't such issues that may need legal guidance, counseling or mediation be separate from the actual act of committing your life to someone. Can't the contract you create with someone be simply a binding between you and them on an intimate, personal or spiritual level?

I am stoked on the recent invents in California and I realize that this is the context we exists in but stepping back a minute; the whole issue that we even have to go through courts to establish marriage equality seems a bit absurd in the first place.

Regardless, if you enjoy stand-up comedy, please take 2 minutes and 43 seconds to watch this following clip of Doug Stanhope talk about marriage. Its not even comedy...its just frank, somewhat offensive, yet insightful honesty on marriage put perfectly: