Supreme Court rules that DOMA is Unconstitutional
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...peacefrompaul wrote:I'll tell ya what's really annoying... hearing about Ronald Reagan all the time.
The irony... they are the same people who talk about the whole, 'Hollywood' thing when they go down their list of 'What's Destroying America'.
Don't they know that Ronald Reagan (and Nancy (Davis) Reagan) CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD?Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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Cosmo wrote:
...peacefrompaul wrote:I'll tell ya what's really annoying... hearing about Ronald Reagan all the time.
The irony... they are the same people who talk about the whole, 'Hollywood' thing when they go down their list of 'What's Destroying America'.
Don't they know that Ronald Reagan (and Nancy (Davis) Reagan) CAME FROM HOLLYWOOD?
"We need to return to the ways of Ronald Reagan"
So... falling asleep in meetings and letting your cabinet recklessly run around? Um... what?0 -
Prince Of Dorkness wrote:No.
That marriage is still legal and recognized at the federal level. So while they can't have access to the resources and rights at the state level to married couples in Utah, they're still married. It just makes their taxes a bit more of a clusterfuck to do when you have to file as a married couple for your federal taxes but as room mates for your state taxes.
I could be wrong, but I thought the decision was that the federal government will only recognize your marriage if you live in a state that has legalized same sex marriage.
I am curious to see how this goes, because we have had gay marraige in Canada for so long that no one really even talks about it any more.
The strangeness of the law makes me wonder something else. Since they also repealed "don't ask don't tell" awhile back, what happens if you are an openly gay member of the military serving on a base in say California, and the military decides to transfer you to a base in say Texas? It seems like that would lead to some lawsuits, since an article I just read said the government is uncertain about how things will handle in the event a married couple moves to a state that doesn't recognize their marriage.0 -
Kel Varnsen wrote:[I could be wrong, but I thought the decision was that the federal government will only recognize your marriage if you live in a state that has legalized same sex marriage.
Yes. You are wrong.
It's not where you live, it's where the marriage was performed. While some rights and protections are recognized only at the state level, the majority of the rights and protections are at the federal level. While states get to decide who can get married, the federal government is the entity that oversees those resources.Since they also repealed "don't ask don't tell" awhile back, what happens if you are an openly gay member of the military serving on a base in say California, and the military decides to transfer you to a base in say Texas? It seems like that would lead to some lawsuits, since an article I just read said the government is uncertain about how things will handle in the event a married couple moves to a state that doesn't recognize their marriage.
Revolutions are messy. Yes, there will be a huge cry-out amongst the talibangelicals and christianazis of the USA. Those people burst into rivers of tears when they have to read a biology book that doesn't have one page saying "because God makes it that way and dinosaurs drowned in the flood."
It will take a while to work out some of the details but it's not going to be long before it's all sorted out. As it stands now, members of the military will be able to include their same-sex spouses in their benefits and pensions because those are handled by the federal government... regardless of which state you live in.0 -
We are evolving as a society...its grand.
Next Capital Punishment...
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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a stay on same-sex marriages in California, allowing gay marriages to resume immediately.
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Well done, Cali!0
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WOO HOO!!!
Happy News
I actually turned on the news for the first time in weeks yesterday :thumbup: 
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"0 -
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:Post edited by Prince Of Dorkness on0 -
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"0 -
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I am so gonna hold you to thatPrince Of Dorkness wrote:Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
(and, here's to a continued good life to you both...to all)0 -
Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
the loophole is, Prince, it isn't country wide. Rant away@!!!!!
But I'm glad for you too as well as the rest of the community in Cali._____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '140 -
Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
Congrats to you both!___________________________________________
"...I changed by not changing at all..."0 -
Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
Congrats to both of you it's about fucking time jesus greets me looks just like me ....0 -
Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
CONGRATULATIONS! :thumbup: "It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Wow, congrats!!!!Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
(Holy look at young POD! ) With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
PJ_Soul wrote:
Wow, congrats!!!!Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
(Holy look at young POD! )
Badass hair
I dig.0 -
yeah! for a second i thought that was a younger caleb followill...PJ_Soul wrote:
Wow, congrats!!!!Prince Of Dorkness wrote:
(technically, for the second time. But this time he gets to stay in the country.)
I think I once said "give us full equality under the law and I'll never mention it again.
Fuck. Now I gotta shut it. :fp:
(Holy look at young POD! )
Congrats to you guys!"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0
Congratulations x2! 
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