In 1859, the constitution of the new state of Oregon provided that no person of Afrcian descent could reside in Oregon, on pain of flogging. The provision was never enforced (neithe ron black people living here already, nor those entering the state), but it reamined in the text of the Constitution, an embarrassment, until it was removed in the 1920s.
The people of Missouri now find themselves in a similiar situation, with same-sex marriage prohibited.
It may happen in thirty years, or ten, or five, but one day the people of Missouri will have to shoulder the embarrassing chore of repealing that amendment. They're not going to enjoy the task.
This November, Oregon will be invited to jump off the same bridge. I can hardly wait.
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