Jun. 12th, 2009

octothorpe: (neo)
http://www.americablog.com/2009/06/obama-justice-department-defends-doma.html

While the article is written by a *very* angry person, I think there is some justification. To wit:

Gays have no constitutional right to marriage, or recognition of their marriages by other states:
Plaintiffs are married, and their challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") poses a different set of questions: whether by virtue of their marital status they are constitutionally entitled to acknowledgment of their union by States that do not recognize same-sex marriage, and whether they are similarly entitled to certain federal benefits. Under the law binding on this Court, the answer to these questions must be no.


So, thanks for your votes. You're dismissed.
octothorpe: (neo)
http://www.americablog.com/2009/06/obama-justice-department-defends-doma.html

While the article is written by a *very* angry person, I think there is some justification. To wit:

Gays have no constitutional right to marriage, or recognition of their marriages by other states:
Plaintiffs are married, and their challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") poses a different set of questions: whether by virtue of their marital status they are constitutionally entitled to acknowledgment of their union by States that do not recognize same-sex marriage, and whether they are similarly entitled to certain federal benefits. Under the law binding on this Court, the answer to these questions must be no.


So, thanks for your votes. You're dismissed.
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