Trib: Ruling Puts Idaho At Crossroads

Friday the U.S. Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges ruling recognized the constitutional rights of same-sex couples to marry — and placed Idaho at the crossroads. Representing one path was state Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb, D-Boise, who welcomed the ruling as the latest expansion of America’s circle of liberty, which began in a bold declaration in 1776, continued in 1865 with a promise of liberty and due process for all, then again in 1920 with voting rights for women and finally in 1964 and 1965 with the Civil Rights and Voting Rights acts. “I could not be any prouder of my country right now,” she wrote. Standing at the trailhead of the other was Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter, who used the moment neither to lead nor heal but to maintain his defense of the 2006 Idaho constitutional amendment relegating Idaho’s same-sex couples to second-class citizenship/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here .

Question: Which path do you think Idaho should take?