Well, for years we on the conservative side of the aisle have noted that liberals seem to believe that “change” – especially constitutional change – is only permitted in a single direction, namely to the left. Never before, however, have I seen a liberal politician or writer explicitly state that position, as Glen Greenwald does in Slate.

It's one thing for a state to decide in advance not to allow same-sex marriages. It's another thing entirely to watch a state strip a targeted group of citizens of the already vested right to marry.

Put differently, GreenwaldÂ’s position is that conservatives must win every time in order to prevail on an issue, while liberals only need to succeed once to make their preferred policy irrevocable. In effect, he has taken the position that liberalism always prevails, the people be damned.

Want more proof? Take a look at his proposed solution to the “problem” of the people of 30 states having voted to enshrine the traditional definition of marriage in their state constitutions.

With their newly minted control over the White House and Congress, Democrats can easily provide a vital (if not complete) antidote to Proposition 8: repeal of the so-called "Defense of Marriage Act" (.pdf). Enacted in 1996, DOMA's principal effects are two-fold: (1) it explicitly prohibits the Federal Government and all federal agencies from extending any federal marriage-based benefits, privileges and rights to same-sex couples [Section 3]; and (2) it authorizes states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages from other states [Section 2].

In other words, screw the overwhelming majority of Americans – the Democrats should use their raw political power to impose the legal recognition of gay marriage upon all 50 states, even though the overwhelming majority of states have rejected it. A single state, or any foreign nation, will be able to override the will of the people of any state on the issue of gay marriage. Sounds like tyrrany to me.

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