THE DIFFERENCE

We are in the midst of graduation  exercises for many college and university students  all over America.  A time to rejoice that finally, finally they can put the books away and move on to the next stage of their lives; just one more 'event' and they're off - Commencement!  Into these colleges and universities come speakers who give them their personal words of wisdom for the final touch on their way to their future.

Some noted speakers: VP Joe Biden/Yale, VA Gov. Terry McAuliffe/University of Virginia,  Sen.  Michael Bennet/University of Denver,  Pres. George W. Bush/Southern Baptist University, Texas,  Apple CEO Tim Cook/George Washington University. 

I chose, however, to concentrate this article on two others - First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama/Tuskegee University, Alabama and Actor Denzel Washington/Dillard University, New Orleans.  Why?  You'll see!

BOTTOM LINE...

On April 28th, 2015, the Supreme Court finally heard arguments regarding marriage and on Friday, April 31st, they conferenced (I am told) to give their initial 'take' on the arguments pro and con and determine who writes the majority and minority opinions.  Your guess is as good as mine as to what the outcome will be; however, the questions for the Court to decide were:  1)  does the 14th Amendment require a State to license a marriage of two people of the same sex, and 2) does the 14th Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage of two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out of state?

My take?  Simple - does the U.S. Constitution even address marriage?  Answer:  No - which automatically negates the 2nd question.   So why are we even here?