Overjoyed same sex couples finally meet at the altar

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-declines-to-review-same-sex-marriage-cases/2014/10/06/ee822848-4d5e-11e4-babe-e91da079cb8a_story.html?tid=pm_politics_pop

Same sex marriage has long been a topic of controversy in the United States. Laws banning or prohibiting it have been created and repealed. Monday the 6th was a day of great joy for many gay and lesbian couples in more than 30 states. The good news of the rejection of an appeal that had sought to ban weddings of gay couples was cause to rejoice around the nation. The Supreme Court stepped out of the way and allowed the states of Utah, Oklahoma, Indiana and Wisconsin as well as states that had formally banned the unions of same sex couples (Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina) to embrace the right to marry. The court did not take on the appeal to declare the constitutionality of gay marriage meaning that the cases were not 100% settled all over the nation, which allowed the decisions of the lower courts to stand. This said that for now, gay marriage could be legal. The expectations were for the court to evaluate the controversy and hopefully make a move finalizing the constitutionality/unconstitutionality of the state courts decisions. This, obviously, was not the outcome. Clearly, not everyone was happy about the Supreme Court's decision to decline review on the marriage cases. Indiana governor Mike Pence had always supported "traditional" marriage and was very frustrated by the court's refusal to hear the "importance" of his arguments. Republican governor Gary Herbert of Utah promised to uphold the law even though it displeased him to see the state lose the right to create laws on marriage. On the other hand, democrats like Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia recognize that this sort of action was long over due. Nevertheless, the opinions of government officials was of no importance to many happy couples that were finally able to legally join in matrimony after a long wait.

I personally can not define a "traditional" marriage. I do know, however, that a man and woman should in no way differ from a woman and a woman or man and man. A marriage is about love, nothing else; it is not defined by what it is physically made up of, but what is made out of it. This all boils down to morals in a way, but it is despicable that an individual, or law for that matter, can come between two people of the same sex that want the same thing that every straight couple wants. In no way does their union effect me or anyone else, I have no right or audacity to interfere. I believe the Supreme Court did well in not interfering with the decisions of the lower court, allowing them to stand with their rulings in favor of same sex couples. Still, I see many states marked "gay marriage banned" on the map. This shouldn't even be such a struggle in my opinion. While very good news, it's really disappointing that this has so much publicity. Gay marriage should not be so controversial, bottom line. They should be allowed to live the same lives as any other American. Steps towards this have been taken today. No, the fight is not over but it is my hope that one day, the Supreme Court embraces what truly makes us American and our map becomes a clean slate.