Dallas Voice | New Jersey ruling could be blockbuster

Quotes from an article about New Jersey’s pending gay marriage decision:

Conventional wisdom says the New Jersey Supreme Court will decide whether or not to legalize same-sex marriage on or before Wednesday…. But conventional wisdom has been wrong before.

True. But conventional wisdom is usually right.

Unlike Massachusetts, New Jersey does not have a residency requirement, so a door that opens in the Garden State will be open to all Americans. Surely hundreds of couples will make a beeline to the state, and just as surely the far right will fire up the engines on its next backlash machine.

That’s also true – and a reason why I’m worried.

The mainstream press appears oblivious to this impending development, so expect the ink to flow and the strings to pull out of the chatty Cathys on the cable news channels as reporters and analysts suddenly come to grips with a decision that has been in the works since February.

Again, true. The New Jersey case seems to be very much under the media’s radar. It’ll be fun to watch all the breathless analysis.