Mildred Loving
"We made a commitment to each other in our love and lives, and now had the legal commitment, called marriage, to match. Isn't that what marriage is? . . . I have lived long enough now to see big changes. The older generation's fears and prejudices have given way, and today's young people realize that if someone loves someone they have a right to marry. Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the 'wrong kind of person' for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. ... I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about."
http://www.advocate.com/politics/marriage-equality/2014/02/13/breaking-virginia-marriage-ban-unconstitutional
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Great news in the state of Virginia!
The way the decision is written, I think it's great news for America! 
Two good films to see if you get a chance
The Loving Story (documentary)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1759682/
Mr. and Mrs. Loving
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117098/
And a 3 part BBC Documentary Portraying Loving V. Virginia Case, videos here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017108499
Will definitely check them out.
You too.
William
For all of us, to all of us. Yes Loving~
it coalesces with Judge Athena Allen's Ruling that.. "Virginia Marriage Ban Unconstitutional"!
From your link..
Allen's ruling dismissed claims from the defendant-intervenors, who argued that same-sex couples were attempting to "create and exercise a new (and some suggest threatening) right" to marriage. In reality,
"plaintiffs ask for nothing more than to exercise a right that is enjoyed by the vast majority of Virginia's adult citizens," writes Allen.
The ruling also outright rejects defendants' arguments that Virginia has a "legitimate state interest" in preserving the "tradition" of opposite-sex marriage. "Tradition is revered in the Commonwealth, and often rightly so," writes Allen. "However, tradition alone cannot justify denying same-sex couples the right to marry any more than it could justify Virginia's ban on interracial marriage."
I love the message on these signs~
So ironic.. Mildred Loving!
from your link.. fascinating.
snip//
"Richard ended up spending a night in jail, the pregnant Mildred several more, and the couple eventually pleaded guilty to violating Virginia's Racial Integrity Act of 1924, which recognized citizens as "pure white" only if they could claim white lineage all the way back to 1684. The Lovings' one-year sentences were suspended, but the plea bargain came with a price: The couple was ordered to leave the state and not return together for 25 years."
I'm glad I'm not freaking pure anything.. much less "pure white" what an insult to people's intelligence. How sadly devoid of compassion and human understanding for such a long time.. and so many still haven't evolved. No wonder they don't believe in evolution. They missed the boat.
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"Almighty God created the races white, white, black, yellow, malay and red, and he placed them on separate continents," Judge Leon M. Bazile ruled. "And but for the interference with his arrangement there would be no cause for such marriages. The fact that he separated the races shows that he did not intend for the races to mix."
Oh, right.. this MF speaks for GOD
"Stay on your own continent!"
"Still, there's little doubt about Mildred and Richard's legacy. There's an unofficial holiday celebrating their triumph and multiculturalism, called Loving Day (June 12). More importantly, the prohibition against mixed race marriages has been stripped out of every state constitution."
June 12th is my daughter's birthday, she.. Loving Day~ My grandson goes to the University of Virginia.. 
favorite DUer of mine! 
I am glad to see you around more!
... it's getting all rational up in here. 
All I can say is "Wow!" while reading her reasons for the decision.
For Allen, opening with that Loving quote was like the cherry on top! I remember very well when the Loving couple changed our nation, for the better, and reading her words now, hearing what she's saying all of these years later is simply beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing that article!
Unfortunately news just broke in Uganda that wipes out any happiness today. 
