You Can't Really Argue With the Supreme Court, Can You?

Even though same- sex marriage is still a debated topic the Supreme Court voted and supported same-sex marriage. Some states and individuals try to fight this still, but in  reality what the federal government says go's. After all the federal law is the supreme law of the land as said in the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution. Our founding fathers worked diligently to put together our Constitution so that we would be able to resolve issues like this. Sure, originally the Supreme Court was kind of a joke, but that all changed with Marbury v. Madison; which was the Supreme Court case that instituted Judicial Review. The Supreme Court decided (with a 5-4 vote) that same-sex marriage is Constitutional, therefore the states have to comply. No couple is allowed to be denied marriage because of their sexual orientation. Honestly the vote should not have been this close, it should have been a 9-0 vote. There is no reasonable explanation as to why any state should be able to deny a couple a marriage license based on their sexual orientation. After all we don't deny people who have been divorced to get married, but that goes against one of the basic principles of marriage: "'Til death so us part." Basically since the Supreme Court is the Supreme Law of the land their decision is final and must be obeyed. They had the logic to see that all human beings deserve to be married regardless of their sexual orientation and the states must respect that.

What is a Civil Right?

A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if interfered with by another gives rise for action or injury. Examples of civil rights include; the freedom of speech and press; right to vote; and the right to equality everywhere. Nowhere on this list is the freedom of marriage. Marriage is a privilege, not a right. A main argument for those for equal marriage is that it is a civil right, but that isn't true. People try to compare the gay rights movement to the African American civil rights movement. Those two movements are very different. African Americans have been oppressed for as long as anyone can remember. They were in fact enslaved by our society until the end of the Civil War. Gays were never enslaved, they are not fighting for the freedom to vote or to be able to be equal to everyone else. They want to get married and say that it is a civil right to do so. Their struggles are nowhere near that of the African Americans prior to the civil rights movement. A civil right is to be equal, not just to get married. Marriage isn't necessary to American Culture, but eating and being afforded the same basic rights as everyone else is. So, decide for yourself, is it okay for the gay rights movement to call their marriage a civil right?