Supreme Court Finally Asks the Tough Questions on Same-Sex Marriage | First Things

Link: http://www.firstthings.com/onthesquare/2013/03/supreme-court-finally-asks-the-tough-questions-on-same-sex-marriage (via shareaholic.com)

Justice Alito also brought the questioning back to Kennedy's "going blind in uncharted waters" remark as he said to Solicitor General Donald Verrilli:

But what is your response to the argument which has already been mentioned about the need to be cautious in light of the newness of the concept of same-sex marriage? . . .

[Marriage is] thought to be a fundamental building block of society and its preservation essential for the preservation of society. Traditional marriage has been around for thousands of years. Same-sex marriage is very new. . . . You want us to step in and render a decision based on an assessment of the effects of this institution which is newer than cell phones or the Internet? I mean . . . we do not have the ability to see the future."

These questions were never really answered.