http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/28/opinion/beyond-mr-obamas-inaugural-message-on-gay-rights.html?_r=0
President Barack Obama gave a powerful and informative Inaugural speech on Monday, January 21st. He spoke as if he were a professional in literature. In his speech he talked about some our our core values like liberty and equality.
My biggest takeaway in this article is that it wasn't until 1967 that people of different races were allowed to marry each other, like President Obama's parents (his mom being American and his dad being African American). I can defiantly tell that the world has moved on but if it took people to allow interracial marriages how long will it take for marriages for the same sex will be legal?
President Obama does talks about how our work as citizens of this country is not complete until everyone is treated the same. I mean why shouldn't they be? Aren't they human beings after all?
One thing that confuses me is if President Obama is talking about taking action together to bring equality then why does, according to his spokesperson Jay Carney, say that next day, after his inaugural speech President Obama speaks about how the decision of allowing same-sex marriage should be left up to states?
Overall I believe that President did a wonderful thing to start his work by starting with the minorities. How do you think this will affect the lives of majorities? Will their support for President Obama decrease after knowing that he is helping minorities first? Will they support President Obama in his decisions or give up on him right at the beginning?
Your right we are all human beings and we should at least be respected. Equality is one of the most important values that unites us, but our other opinions and beliefs continue to divide us. To answer your question, the only way I think majorites will be affected is that they will have to take into account minorities on every issue, more than they have in the past. There will be a rising moment for minorities everywhere, they will not be silenced and their voices will be heard. For your other questions, only time will tell the fate of the Obama administration
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