Today's MOZEN: Equal Justice Under Law. Finally!

Words and photo by F LoBuono

I must say that reading Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion for the United States Supreme Court ruling that extends equal justice under the law to so-called same sex marriage left me in tears - tears of joy! It was just brilliant. Here, a mostly conservative, self-proclaimed IRISH CATHOLIC BOY from Sacramento, Ca. reached deep within his soul to do the right thing. His wording was brilliant. It demonstrated the true meaning of freedom and what it REALLY means to be American. And, because of it, once again, I am damned proud to be one! This is a seminal moment for our Country. Within his majority opinion, Justice Kennedy reasoned, rightly so, that democracy is a "living thing" and must adapt to the time in which it exists for it to be successful. This is the time and and this is the place for it to happen. I sincerely hope that everyone appreciates the significance.

“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. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed. It is so ordered.”