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Question: How would you have vote on DOMA?/How would you have voted on the Federal Marriage Amendment?
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Author Topic: Defense of Marriage Act  (Read 2731 times)
A18
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« on: December 16, 2005, 06:16:37 PM »

These posts make no sense. What DOMA did is let states decide whether or not to recognize gay marriages. Not that it was necessary, since the Constitution allows as much.
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A18
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2005, 06:30:54 PM »

What the hell? That makes absolutely no sense.

DOMA merely allows states to decide for themselves whether or not to recognize gay marriages. It does not 'deal' with the issue, unless the Tenth Amendment amounts to the federal government 'dealing' with everything.
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A18
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Posts: 23,794
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2005, 11:52:48 PM »
It does so for federal tax purposes, yes. It does not prohibit a state from having gay marriage, though.
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A18
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2005, 12:02:24 AM »
Then you can't read very well. That merely says that when federal law speaks of 'marriage,' it means the union of a man and a woman.

It does not restrict state law in any way.
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A18
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Posts: 23,794
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #4 on: December 17, 2005, 05:30:37 PM »

Can you read?
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A18
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2005, 10:56:55 PM »
This is like saying you oppose the First Amendment because you support free speech.
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A18
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Posts: 23,794
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E: 9.23, S: -6.35
« Reply #6 on: December 21, 2005, 08:23:45 PM »
Why is everyone here so dumb? I want the fed out of this, so I'll oppose a bill that gets the fed out of it.
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