Supreme Court Rules Same Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
The Twitter feed near the bottom of Redheaded Blackbelt is exploding with this news:
The Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees a nationwide right to gay marriage http://t.co/x07L3wSh5H pic.twitter.com/IECRwq30k1
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) June 26, 2015
Read the entire ruling at this site. Here’s an excerpt.
“Four principles and traditions demonstrate that the reasons marriage is fundamental under the Constitution apply with equal force to same-sex couples. The first premise of this Court’s relevant precedents is that the right to personal choice regarding marriage is inherent in the concept of individual autonomy. This abiding connection between marriage and liberty is why Loving invalidated interracial marriage bans … A second principle in this Court’s jurisprudence is that the right to marry is fundamental because it supports a two-person union unlike any other in its importance to the committed individuals. …Same-sex couples have the same right as opposite-sex couples to enjoy intimate association, a right extending beyond mere freedom from laws making same-sex intimacy a criminal offense. … A third basis for protecting the right to marry is that it safeguards children and families and thus draws meaning from related rights of childrearing, procreation, and education. … Without the recognition, stability, and predictability marriage offers, children suffer the stigma of knowing their families are somehow lesser. They also suffer the significant material costs of being raised by unmarried parents, relegated to a more difficult and uncertain family life. The marriage laws at issue thus harm and humiliate the children of same-sex couples. …Finally, this Court’s cases and the Nation’s traditions make clear that marriage is a keystone of the Nation’s social order.
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This is great! Now everyone has the right to be miserable!! Lol, just kidding – I love being married and love my hubby
So much hatred over on LOCO on this topic, a lot of supporters, but the bible thumpers and haters…