Comments on: Mildred Loving Dies

By: Bob, Esq.

Bob, Esq. — Wed, 07 May 2008 19:47:00 +0000

“Everyone must admit that if a law is to be morally valid as a ground of obligation, then it must carry with it absolute necessity. [One] must concede that the ground of obligation here must therefore be sought not in the nature of man, nor in the circumstances of the world in which man is placed, but must be sought a priori solely in the concepts of pure reason; he must grant that every other precept which is founded on principles of mere experience – even a precept that may in certain respects be universal – in so far as it rests in the least on empirical grounds – perhaps on in its motive can indeed be called a practical rule, but never a moral law.” (Immanuel Kant, Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, p. 389)

Translation:

“Mankind has not evolved an inch from the slime that spawned him.”

RIP Mrs. Loving.

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:22:02 +0000

In tribute to Mrs. Loving, I think we should all know about the truly magnanimous statement she issued on the 40th anniversary of Loving v. Virginia. The statement ends with these words that should serve as the epitaph on the tombstone of segregation:

“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. Especially if it denies people’s civil rights.

I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about.”

Proof,I think, that we still produce heroes in my home State. Kudos to Bernard S. Cohen, Esq. and Philip J. Hirschkop, Esq who took on the State to defend this fine woman.

By: mespo727272

mespo727272 — Wed, 07 May 2008 15:58:55 +0000

Mildred Loving RIP. Hail and Farewell. It took courage to take on the Virginia power structure in 1967.

Here’s a little time capsule statement from the “enlightened” trial judge, Leon Bazile, found in Wikipedia:

“ Almighty God created the races white, black, yellow, Malay and red, and He placed them on separate continents. 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.”

The Virginia Supreme Court apparently agreed, but the US Supreme Court did not.

Anyone still think that those were the “good old days”?