Mike Shipley at Outright Libertarians blog:
A quick note of celebration regarding today’s #SCOTUS decision!! What a breathtaking transformation we have seen in American society since the first of us came out of the closet 40 years ago as a radical direct action, in hopes that their courage would one day have the power to normalize same-sex love to our neighbors, friends, families and coworkers. The fruits of that effort are apparent today, as the high court has ruled that our relationships are equal in the eyes of the law; and by a great margin the general public believes that our families are just as important building blocks of society as their own.
It cannot be overstated what an incredible step forward has taken place today.
At the same time, our imperative as Libertarians must always be to stay on the right side of history by looking 40 years (or more) ahead, as we have done since our founding in the era of Stonewall. Years ahead of our time, we called for abolishing the marriage bans which were struck down today. And today, we must continue to shine the torch of liberty toward the future.
A future where trans* individuals no longer face the threat of having their genitals inspected and compared to a marker on their identification cards, indeed, where none of us are forced to present papers on demand to agents of the state at all. A future where weddings in foreign countries are no longer bombed while Americans celebrate at home. A future where prisons are a barbaric relic of the past, and we are no longer raped and murdered in these institutions financed by corporations who receive 100% equality ratings from long since bought-and-paid for LGBT advocacy organizations. A future where our siblings fleeing persecution in countries like Uganda and Russia are welcomed immediately to the land of second chances, instead of being thrown in immigration detention or deported back home to face their death sentences.
In that bright and beautiful future, we are free to prosper alongside our siblings of every race and creed, unhindered by regulatory machinations, the dominance of a brutal central banking establishment, and a market controlled by coercive actors who cloak their fraud in the illusion of freedom while using their influence over our politicians to centralize wealth unto themselves. A future where every single human being is free to live their life as they choose, as long as they harm no other.
I believe that world is possible, and much of it is possible in my lifetime. Every day I pour my heart and soul into the struggle for human liberation, and today I invite you to join Outright Libertarians in fighting that fight together. We have won a major victory today, but marriage freedom was only a battle – it was not the war. And that war is yet to be won.
Together, we can reach that bright shining future, and live finally in peace.
That’s right! The “republicans” (Cruz) who are crying over this news are fossils. If opposing gay marriage is worth more to them than abolishing the Fed, abolishing the prison industrial complex, abolishing the gun laws, their priorities are screwed.
When the Feds get something right, we should acknowledge that fact. To do otherwise diminishes us, and paints us as simple-minded contrarians.