Commentary on Left Right in the Middle: A Moderate Perspective on American Government written by Sydney Spencer

A blog titled Left Right in the Middle: A Moderate Perspective on American Government written by Sydney Spencer’s hits the nail on the head when it comes to what most liberal Americans think when it comes to marriage equality.  Marriage Equality or lack thereof is a major issue all around the United States these days. The push for the states to recognize marriage between same sex couples has been a constant uphill battle.  In her blog Spencer states that, “fifteen times since 1888, the U.S. Supreme Court has held marriage to be a fundamental right of all individuals.  In these cases, the Court has reaffirmed that “freedom of personal choice in matters of marriage” is “one of the liberties protected by the Due Process Clause….”

She compares gay marriage to the way America once viewed marriage between blacks and whites, which completely makes sense. Almost 50 years ago Richard and Mildred Loving were banned from the State of Virginia for being married.  Richard was white.  Mildred was black.  This case was taken all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court and won, thus opening the way for interracial couples in the U.S. to marry legally.

It seems as though more and more states are seeing gay marriage in the same light. Just this week as reported in the Huffington Post Kentucky's Attorney General Jack Conway delivered a moving speech in which he announced that he would not defend Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage in court.  Conway stated, "I came to the inescapable conclusion that if I [defended this ban] I would be defending discrimination, that I will not do. As attorney general of Kentucky I must draw the line when it comes to discrimination. The United States Constitution is designed to protect everyone's rights -- both the majority and minority groups." It seems as though the battle for marriage equality may be on a slow winning slope.