1st US Circuit Court rules DOMA Unconstitutional (healthcare, military, insurance)
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Hence politics, hence not not politics, hence my point. It became "politics" when it was conceived, proposed, passed, signed into law and enforced, and continues to be supported by politicians at EVERY level.
I was addressing the denial that DOMA is political.
99.9% of the public could oppose it, but that doesnt matter. We dont govern by Democracy, we govern by laws. Your statement is nothing but continuing trolling for the sake of arguing.
"A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
In the ruling, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the law discriminates against gay couples and is unconstitutional."
No where in the constitution does it state how any state government must define marriage, or if they need to define it at all, in fact it leaves things like that completely up to the states to decide for themselves.
Where does the US Constitution say that a state government must even be in the business of endorsing any marriages, much less declare how they must do it?
Ask your liberal buddies, they're the ones who are trying to redefine what marriage is.
I don't see liberal/progressive buddies and self trying to even associate a definition with marriage. If anything, we would prefer to see government kicked out of the very premise of marriage.
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Originally Posted by pghquest
99.9% of the public could oppose it, but that doesnt matter. We dont govern by Democracy, we govern by laws. Your statement is nothing but continuing trolling for the sake of arguing.
And I take it that if it is law, you respect it, live with it, and won't ever call it "unconstitutional" or "stupid" or "crazy". But then, you haven't exactly kept it a secret that you switch your position on a dime.
Which again indicates that the probability is the ruling will be sustained.
Not sure how you get that indication, there is a 54% chance the ruling will be sustained based on previous record. That indicated a POSSIBILITY. The Word Probability, means "a strong likelihood or chance of something". Mathematically, it would indicate a greater than not, statistical chance, something an 8 percentage point spread does not indicate.
Not sure how you get that indication, there is a 54% chance the ruling will be sustained based on previous record. That indicated a POSSIBILITY. The Word Probability, means "a strong likelihood or chance of something". Mathematically, it would indicate a greater than not, statistical chance, something an 8 percentage point spread does not indicate.
What would be the constitutional ground for DOMA? Is it based on a prescribed power designated to the federal government?
"A federal appeals court on Thursday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), a federal law that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman.
In the ruling, the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston said the law discriminates against gay couples and is unconstitutional."
99.9% of the public could oppose it, but that doesnt matter. We dont govern by Democracy, we govern by laws. Your statement is nothing but continuing trolling for the sake of arguing.
One could apply the same statement to your posts as well.
So access to federal benefits is now a right based on the Constitution ?
No, but EQUAL access is.
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