Editorial: Obama's gay-marriage evolution mirrors nation's

   "Obama's gay-marriage evolution mirrors nation's" an editorial by Carolyn Kaster, AP where the issue of same sex marriage should be put in the hands of the federal government. President Obama recently came out and openly stated his supportive view in gay marriage, which no other president has ever done.  This surely added some heat to the issue for the presidential race but author Kaster acknowledges the fact that support for gay marriage has increasingly risen to 50% from 27% in 1996. Even one of the nation's most popular TV sitcom, Modern Family features a married gay couple. Kaster claims though president Obama has stated his view on the issue "The idea has yet to catch on where it matters most: with voters." Only in about 8 states is same sex marriage legal and recently North Carolina was the 30th state to ban gay marriage. In the nation same sex marriage is supported at 71% for people of ages 18-29 and 21% for those of ages 80 and older. Kaster feels that Obama's "shift on the subject" has furnished the nation's view on the issue and will soon be making its way to the top, but yet may not get very far. Most importantly, Kaster states,  "Is that the country find a solution that gives all citizens equal treatment under the law". But the middle ground for that has for the most part been destroyed. Civil unions, where same sex couples are granted legal rights like hospital visitation, adoption, tax and health benefits just like a married couple was a solution which has been rejected in 14 states including North Carolina. Though civil unions have failed to a certain extend Kaster claims the issue will find its way back to the top and the only opinion that will then matter the most will be the one of the nine justices of the Supreme Court not president Obama's.
   I agree, this issue is too big to be ignored and will find its way to the top. Support for gay marriage is fastly increasing and soon will be too big of an issue to leave in the hands of the states. The federal government needs to bring the problem upon themselves. As it is, states are having trouble finding a solution that gives all citizens equal treatment under the law and when they do it is denied for some and given to others. With some states supporting an idea and other states denying it, it causes a bigger issue on top of the one trying to be fixed. If federal power was to set certain rules or principles then it would be one way and that's it. No one could change it and the law wouldn't be different in one place so no one could complain. Now that America's who are in-favor of same sex marriage finally have a leader on their side they should speak up and the Supreme Court should listen and decide.