No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.
With different Supreme Court justices, this decision could have gone the other way. We get the Government we elect. Considering that Presidents nominate Supreme Court justices who serve for life, every presidential election is hugely significant. Just another reminder of why no one should take a pass on voting for President.
The country cannot afford another Justice Alito.
Again, this is an open thread, all topics welcome.