Supreme Court Ruling Allows Gay Marriage in All States

An array of rainbow flags were lofted high outside the Supreme Court in Washington D.C., where the grueling battle regarding legalized marriage for same-sex couples has seen its victorious conclusion.

With 5 out of the 9 court justices declaring, “States lack any legitimate reason to deprive gay couples of the freedom to marry,” a paramount decision for a civil rights dispute that has seemed perennially ongoing for nearly half a century is now over, leaving gay couples throughout the nation enthralled.

Prior to the decision, 14 states had not condoned gay marriage and the new proposition is likely to meet resistance. In Alabama, there is a newly adopted piece of legislature conjured up by the State Supreme Court which stops probate judges from complying with the ruling that legalizes gay marriage.

Despite the immediate resistance, a majority of American’s welcome the Federal Supreme Court’s decision, with a Gallup poll displaying at least 60% of U.S. citizens favoring the legalization of same-sex marriage and 37% opposing it as of May.

This strays a long way from 1999’s poll, which shows only 27% of U.S. citizens supporting same-sex marriage.

One of the justices who affirmed the decision, Justice Anthony Kennedy, wrote in his dissertation,

“Gay couples ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law, the constitution grants them that right.”

On a day that will remain historically significant, we not only celebrate a basic liberty being dispersed to same-sex couples throughout the country, but also a reassurance of our nation’s principles.