Justice Ginsburg Eviscerates The Case Against Marriage Equality In Just Five Sentences (12)

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/04/29/3652468/justice-ginsburg-eviscerates-case-marriage-equality-just-five-sentences/ "Justice Ginsburg Eviscerates The Case Against Marriage Equality In Just Five Sentences" is an article by Ian Millhiser that was published yesterday, April 29th, 2015. As almost everyone in the United States is aware, on Tuesday three marriage equality cases were heard in the Supreme Court. During these hearings, Conservative justices made themselves heard. Arguments such as “for millennia, not a single society” supported marriage equality. So, just because they were never placed in a role deemed "socially acceptable," they were to be denied equal rights? (For the record, Ancient Greek armies often requested to have homosexual male couples in their armies. They believed that they would fight harder to impress each other.) Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a specific response to that. As she argued, the nature of marriage was, for many millennia, based on gender roles; a man being dominant, a woman being subservient. Because men held all the power, women were often unhappy, their rights ignored. The nature of homosexual couples challenges this setup, yes, but it is what makes them unique. Until very recently, women were not allowed by law to refuse their spouses sexual conduct, so, as Ginsburg says, the definition of marriage is changing all the time. This relates to our class because we are currently studying the judiciary. Our research of the Supreme Court and its justices allows us to better understand how the court system works. It's also important to note the often differing opinions of justices and how it effects lawmaking in the country. I completely agree with RBG. I believe that homosexual couples deserve the right to marry, just as any heterosexual couple can. These cases are going to change the U.S. for the better. We cannot call ourselves the land of the free when our laws keep people from committing their lives to the person they love, simply based on their gender. I hope that by June we are able to say that we, as a country, stand on the right side of history.