It is an obvious ruling, but it’s been a awhile since we have seen such good sense from a European court:
France Gay Marriage Ban Is Constitutional, Top Watchdog Rules
…the country whose motto is “Liberte, Egalite and Fraternite” and whose name rhymes with romance hasn’t given the love and commitment of same-sex couples an equal legal standing to that of heterosexuals.
An ongoing debate over the issue is now gathering steam.
A trigger point came on Friday when the Constitutional Court – an esteemed body that counts former Presidents Jacques Chirac and Valery Giscard d’Estaing as members – ruled that laws banning gay marriage don’t violate the constitution. They said any change is for parliament to decide.
Given the recent penchant of the American courts to emulate European rulings on various issues, this bodes well for the inevitable ruling by the American Supreme Court on the issue.
One only hopes they can show such bon sens.
Give to the Salvation Army
Wide as the Waters 
The French have been making a few good, conservative-type decisions here in the last few years. How avant garde. Maybe it will catch here in the US!
Conservative impulses exist even in liberal places.