The Supreme Court decision was pretty darned cool. It doesn’t happen too often, but every once in a while, love and understanding can win out over fear.<\/p>\n
It’s also good to know, amid all the violence and hatred in the world, that this planet can sometimes become a slightly more caring and civil place to live.<\/p>\n
I think I’ll give our President the last word on this, since he said it so well yesterday, in a different, much sadder context:<\/p>\n
\n“Justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other; that my liberty depends on you being free, too.”<\/i> — Barack Obama, in his eulogy for Reverend and Democratic state Senator Clementa Pinckney, Friday, June 26, 2015\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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