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Liberal In Texas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 06:24 PM
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Judge declares US gay-marriage ban is unconstitutional
"A federal district court judge in Boston today struck down the 1996 federal law that defines marriage as a union exclusively between a man and a woman.

Judge Joseph L. Tauro ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage law violates the Constitutional right of married same-sex couples to equal protection under the law and upends the federal government’s long history of allowing states to set their own marriage laws."
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/07/judge_declares_3.html

Wow.
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sakabatou Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 06:25 PM
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1. One step at a time
:woohoo:
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ZombieHorde Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 07:04 PM
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2. Woot! Good for the US. nt
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 07:10 PM
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3. DOMA's been on the books for 14 years?!
shit, man. The wheels of justice...
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mysuzuki2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 08:57 PM
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4. What many people do not realize is that
there are no federal laws defining marriage EXCEPT DOMA. Defining marriage for government benefits depends on state laws. I work for Social Security where this comes up a lot. In our manuals of regulations are digests of state laws defining marriage and other familial relationships that we use to determine eligibility to SS benefits. The ONLY time federal law comes into play is same sex marriage. Talk about "special rights" (or wrongs)!
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KonaKane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 09:09 PM
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5. Fantastic.
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Odin2005 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-10 09:59 PM
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6. This will drive the bigots nuts.
:woohoo:
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