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DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
by Kane » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:34 am
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Re: DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
by Indy » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:42 am
It's about effing time. BTW Clinton signed this back then? Geez.
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Re: DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
by John Galt » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:51 am
you didn't know clinton signed this? lol
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Re: DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
by John Galt » Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:53 am
more weird is the other case, in that who wrote for the 5-4. in the other case it says there was lack of right to appeal it so it sidestepped: roberts, scalia, ginsburg, breyer, and kagan for the majority
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Re: DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
by John Galt » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:07 am
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Re: DOMA Section 3 Ruled Unconstitutional!!!!
by Professor » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:15 am
Yeah!
I kind of see your point, Galt, about how states may have different standards. And, there are areas where that is a valid concern. For instance, the Fed may give/withhold funding for interstates if a state puts certain speed limits on Federal highways. But, speed limits apply to all people equally. I'd have no problem with the Fed withholding funding if a state said that gay people must drive 55, while straight people can drive 70.
Also, marriage is a state institution. So long as a state doesn't make laws that interfere with personal rights (including class rights), then the Fed should not be able to tell a state what to do.
I kind of see your point, Galt, about how states may have different standards. And, there are areas where that is a valid concern. For instance, the Fed may give/withhold funding for interstates if a state puts certain speed limits on Federal highways. But, speed limits apply to all people equally. I'd have no problem with the Fed withholding funding if a state said that gay people must drive 55, while straight people can drive 70.
Also, marriage is a state institution. So long as a state doesn't make laws that interfere with personal rights (including class rights), then the Fed should not be able to tell a state what to do.
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