Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to make a decision in the matter of gay adults wanting to adopt children in Florida. Since 1977, Florida has had a law prohibiting gays from adopting Florida children.

Liberals are rather upset about the decision of the Supreme Court for obvious reasons. However, this is a matter for the States. I'm a firm believer in the right of States, and I believe that's what the Supreme Court decided to do. It's easy to understand why Liberals are upset; they're accustomed to having activist judges rewrite laws.

In the argument on whether gays should be allowed to adopt children, I support gays being allowed to do so. In fact, in Florida, gays are allowed to become foster parents. And also in fact, the cases which brought about this case involve gay foster parents wanting to adopt their children.

But there is a reason why States have rights. Each state has its own set of circumstances dictated by its population, ethnic make up, geographic considerations, its local industry, its history, to name a few, are all factors that go into shaping the needs of the people. Allowing states to make their own decisions is necessary in keeping the peace of a nation. For these reasons, each state needs to sort out its own issues.

You can also make the argument that this law violates Florida's anti-discrimination laws, and that's a good argument. But this fight should be fought in the State of Florida, not at the federal level.