"The couple was then charged with violating the state's antimiscegenation statute, which banned inter-racial marriages."- Loving V. Virginia
This quote is basically pointing out on how before, and interracial marriage was considered illegal. There was once a law in where people of other laces weren't allowed to marry one another, and if there were ever such a case both individuals would have been charged and sent to jail. It is odd to think of this happening in our society, however it was not that long ago. I think the main point to consider here is on how the marriage of two people, a marriage that did not involve any third member, was thought to be illegal. The idea is absurd but it is as of today still an issue.
This case was important because I think this can be a mark of a milestone of progress. This case to many of us today seems not much of a case because we see interracial couples everywhere. However it is important to understand that this once was a problem for the government and society. This case is very common to the one today having to do with same sex couples. Like the case of Loving, there have been many cases in where same sex couples have been wanted to be married under the law, however the government does not allow for such actions in all states. And so now we touch upon this case in where a country that is supposed to promote the right to happiness is actually going against that notion. We have talked in class of how the country is supposed to be a so called democracy. However this country more than often goes against the constitution and of what it is supposed to stand for. I found it interesting that it almost seems like history is repeating itself, and as time goes on the less democratic we become.
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