At multiple events in New York City on Monday, March 19, First Lady Michelle Obama -- in campaigning for her husband's re-election -- made reference to the effect that Supreme Court appointees will have on "whether we can ... love whomever we choose."
Although she did not explicitly mention marriage equality, the possibility of a case raising that issue reaching the Supreme Court has been a regular topic of discussion -- particularly in light of the challenge to California's marriage amendment, Proposition 8, that is currently being considered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The effect Supreme Court appointees can really have on us is to affirm or deny our right to live as free people governed by rational laws tied to constitutional principles. Reducing the whole gay-marriage question, with all its historical baggage and complex social and legal implications, to a warning about not being to "love whomever we choose" is silly beyond endurance.
And by the way, Michelle, is your husband still against gay marriage, or has he changed his mind?
