“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family . . . It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right.”
-Justice Anthony Kennedy, majority opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
Based on the text, which of the following statements would the author most likely agree with?
Choose 1 answer:
A
Marriage is a fundamental right under the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection and due process clauses
B
A new constitutional amendment should protect the fundamental right of marriage
C
The institution of marriage is more important than the Constitution
D
Individuals should be able to declare their love for each other openly based on the First Amendment’s protection of freedom of speech