Marriage Equality

Harold Cook, a political analyst, mentions the recent Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage on his blog—Letters From Texas. His commentary discusses how "un-American" members of the GOP are reacting to marriage equality given to the gay community. He speaks directly to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, US Senator Ted Cruz, and others that do not support the Supreme Court's ruling. 

Cook claims that that actions of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and US Senator Ted Cruz are un-American because they "run[] contrary to the Rule of Law" and are "destroy[ing] 212 years of American Constitutional scholarship." Cook references Marbury v. Madison case—a case that ruled that the Supreme Court has the ability to exercise judicial review—stating that the Supreme Court has the last say on how to interpret our Constitution.  

I concur with Cook when he says that members of the GOP are being "unpatriotic" and "un-American." Although they do not agree with the Supreme Court ruling, they should still abide by our laws. This controversial matter is mostly influenced by religious beliefs. I am in favor of exercising one’s religion freely, but it should not hinder the rights of others and their beliefs. Local government officials should not be supporting the idea of defying the federal government. They also should not try force their beliefs on others and deny others rights because of what they believe in. I believe the Supreme Court made the right decision concerning same-sex marriage. The Constitution guarantees us civil rights and civil liberties, if the Supreme Court had not chosen to grant same-sex marriage it would have infringed on those rights and liberties.