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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2013, 10:50:12 am »
I can't wait to taste those delicious fundie tears.
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2013, 10:50:46 am »
Quote from: BrandonL337 on June 26, 2013, 10:49:51 am
Quote from: Rabbit of Caerbannog on June 26, 2013, 10:47:02 am
Prop 8 case was dismissed for lack of standing. The District Court opinion is therefore upheld and Prop 8 is unconstitutional. Watch for fundies' heads exploding.

wait, so gay marriage is legal? goddamnit, now i have to correct my correction.

EDIT: also WHOOT!
It's legal in California.
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #17 on: June 26, 2013, 10:56:05 am »
Apparently Scalia and Sotomayor have weird opposite things when it comes to state federal standards. 
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #18 on: June 26, 2013, 11:00:10 am »
Ah, I got one thing wrong about the DOMA challenge...

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Another provision not being challenged for the time being allows states to withhold recognition of same-sex marriages from other states.

So there's the next target...

(I don't think that the IRS can be made to return the estate taxes collected from same-sex widow(er)s because it was perfectly legal to collect them at the time, and retroactive application of the law is dicey at best. It might not have been right, but it was legal.)
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #19 on: June 26, 2013, 11:07:05 am »
Oh yeah, I know it was legal. Just bitter as all hell about it. My brother is in poverty now. He got married in MA to his partner of 32 years, who passed away recently. The taxes wiped him out clean. SS and going back to restoring the occasional piano , and renting out a room or 2 in the house...though I doubt he'll earn enough to keep up on the real estate taxes, as it's in an expensive neighborhood. He really just needs to unload the house and invest the proceeds. Just sucks that a 59 year old with severe Lupus has to go through all that.
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #20 on: June 26, 2013, 11:07:57 am »
Gawd, I wish I could drink right now. This deserves a toast.
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #21 on: June 26, 2013, 11:08:08 am »
Quote from: Rabbit of Caerbannog on June 26, 2013, 10:50:46 am
Quote from: BrandonL337 on June 26, 2013, 10:49:51 am
Quote from: Rabbit of Caerbannog on June 26, 2013, 10:47:02 am
Prop 8 case was dismissed for lack of standing. The District Court opinion is therefore upheld and Prop 8 is unconstitutional. Watch for fundies' heads exploding.

wait, so gay marriage is legal? goddamnit, now i have to correct my correction.

EDIT: also WHOOT!
It's legal in California.

*sigh* and now I have to correct the correction to my correction.
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #22 on: June 26, 2013, 11:13:52 am »
Maybe we should start calling Twitter, "Brain Farter" or "Hair Trigger"....or "Faux Pas Popper". ;D
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #23 on: June 26, 2013, 11:15:16 am »
I just woke up so I am not understanding this

Is gay marriage legal now or not?
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #24 on: June 26, 2013, 11:18:12 am »
One step forwards, one step back and one step back averted or at least delayed.

(DOMA taken down, Voting rights act taken down partially and the Texas abortion law change stopped.)
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #25 on: June 26, 2013, 11:20:34 am »
Quote from: Neverland on June 26, 2013, 11:15:16 am
I just woke up so I am not understanding this

Is gay marriage legal now or not?


DOMA's portion about the federal government defining marriage as a man and a woman is gone. So, it must now recognize all legal marriages. However, states can still refuse to acknowledge same-sex marriages from other states.

Prop 8 was thrown out on standing, and sent back to a lower court with orders to dismiss the appeal, meaning gay marriage should be legal in California.
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Re: Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #26 on: June 26, 2013, 11:58:23 am »
Quote from: mellenORL on June 26, 2013, 11:07:05 am
Oh yeah, I know it was legal. Just bitter as all hell about it. My brother is in poverty now. He got married in MA to his partner of 32 years, who passed away recently. The taxes wiped him out clean. SS and going back to restoring the occasional piano , and renting out a room or 2 in the house...though I doubt he'll earn enough to keep up on the real estate taxes, as it's in an expensive neighborhood. He really just needs to unload the house and invest the proceeds. Just sucks that a 59 year old with severe Lupus has to go through all that.

That sucks dude. Hopefully things start going his way soon.
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #27 on: June 26, 2013, 11:59:28 am »
Quote from: Yaezakura on June 26, 2013, 11:20:34 am
Quote from: Neverland on June 26, 2013, 11:15:16 am
I just woke up so I am not understanding this

Is gay marriage legal now or not?


DOMA's portion about the federal government defining marriage as a man and a woman is gone. So, it must now recognize all legal marriages. However, states can still refuse to acknowledge same-sex marriages from other states.

Prop 8 was thrown out on standing, and sent back to a lower court with orders to dismiss the appeal, meaning gay marriage should be legal in California.
Yes, this.

Also, told y'all that Kennedy was our guy ;D
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #28 on: June 26, 2013, 12:02:16 pm »
And boom goes the dynamite
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Re: The DOMA/Prop-8 Decision
« Reply #29 on: June 26, 2013, 12:18:23 pm »
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