Gay marriage foe's argument seems to leave Supreme Court justices puzzled

Los Angeles Times: Many people think they know what marriage is about: love, fidelity and the forming of stable families to raise children.

But to hear the legal opponents of same-sex marriage, that represents flawed thinking.

As the Supreme Court justices listened this week, at times with noticeable puzzlement, the attorney defending Michigan's ban on gay marriages said that although people may say "that marriage is all about love and commitment," in truth "the state doesn't have any interest in that."

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