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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:52 AM Jun 2015

"It Is So Ordered"

The Beautiful Closing Paragraph of Justice Kennedy’s Gay Marriage Ruling

By Jordan Weissmann

Justice Anthony Kennedy, who authored today’s ruling legalizing same-sex marriage throughout the United States, is sometimes made fun of for his notoriously purple prose. But today he managed to close his opinion with one of the most beautiful passages you’ll likely read in a court case. I teared up. So did a few other Slate staffers.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/06/26/supreme_court_legalizes_gay_marriage_here_is_the_beautiful_last_paragraph.html

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"It Is So Ordered" (Original Post) n2doc Jun 2015 OP

IT IS SO ORDERED. Jester Messiah Jun 2015 #1

And here I thought rights were inherent, not gifts. malthaussen Jun 2015 #2

Yeah, maybe "protects that right" would have been better. Still, YAY! n/t prayin4rain Jun 2015 #3

While these are good points, we all got there, so closeupready Jun 2015 #4

I think it's more than a quibble. malthaussen Jun 2015 #5

Understood. closeupready Jun 2015 #6

Yup. Tearing up here. Betty Karlson Jun 2015 #7

Kick! Agschmid Jun 2015 #8

This is a great day for equality Gothmog Jun 2015 #9

K/R kydo Jun 2015 #10

Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

1. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:55 AM

Jun 2015

Choke on it, haters!

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)

2. And here I thought rights were inherent, not gifts.

Reply to n2doc (Original post)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 10:56 AM

Jun 2015

I find the sentence "The Constitution grants them that right" to be repellant. I also don't agree that the plaintiffs are "asking" for anything. But hey, as long as the right is upheld.

-- Mal

prayin4rain

(2,065 posts)

3. Yeah, maybe "protects that right" would have been better. Still, YAY! n/t

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:01 AM

Jun 2015

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

4. While these are good points, we all got there, so

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:05 AM

Jun 2015

I'm not going to quibble, particularly not at this moment.

malthaussen

(17,205 posts)

5. I think it's more than a quibble.

Reply to closeupready (Reply #4)

Fri Jun 26, 2015, 11:28 AM

Jun 2015

What is granted may be withheld at pleasure. What is inherent can only be denied (or acknowledged, of course). At any rate, what is important now is that everyone's right to marry is acknowledged. Possibly this will affect acknowledgement of some other rights.

-- Mal