Well Tom, you just echoed the court on why DOMA is unconstitutional. It IS.
On Jan 7, 8:22 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Markie Mark- > > Your statements are naive and you are clearly uneducated. > > At the time the Constitution was written in the late 18th Century, "gay" > simply meant festive, happy, or beautiful, and the term had nothing to do > with sexuality whatsoever. Since the term did not refer to same-gendered > "friendship", which was the term used for same gender relationships at that > time, the term "gay" does not exist in the Constitution at all, as the term > as we now use it did not exist. In fact, in the 1780's, Sex was rarely ever > discussed or mentioned at all outside of close private encounters between > "friends" and couples behind closed doors. The Constitution does, however, > state in the 14th amendment that discrimination against any citizen is > unlawful: " All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and > subject to the jurisdiction <glossary.html#JURIS> thereof, are citizens of > the United States and of the State wherein they reside.( No ) State shall > make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of > citizens of the United States; nor shall any State > deprive<glossary.html#DEPRIVE>any person of life, liberty, or > property, without due > process <consttop_duep.html> of law; nor deny to any person within its > jurisdiction <glossary.html#JURIS> the equal protection of the laws." > Therefore, the current unequal second calss citizen status of gays in the > United States is unlawful, unconstitutional, and discriminatory. > > So there you have it, Markie. I hope that this lesson in etymology and the > Constitution enlightens you somewhat. > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM, THE ANNOINTED ONE > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > Tommy, > > > Please list all rights as enumerated in the Constitution that Gays > > (etc) do not have. > > > You constantly harp about "RIGHTS" .... You never list them. Just what > > are those "Rights" that you feel are absent in your life that others > > have. > > > Please DO NOT list "Privileges" or "Licenses" that can only be granted > > on a State level. > > > ONLY "Rights" are meant to be universal... The different "privileges" > > and "licenses" that are left to the "Several States" are not now nor > > were they ever meant to be, "Rights". > > > Each State is in itself "Sovereign" with local rules being that which > > makes a State attractive to one and repulsive to another. (I would > > NEVER live in Texas) > > > Traffic laws, Domestic violence laws, noise laws, land use laws, > > marriage/divorce laws, and even the death penalty laws ALL vary from > > State to State because the "Several States" have the "Right" to make > > it so. They must bow to to will of the people in that State as long as > > it does not interfere with one of the Federally Guaranteed and > > Constitutionally enumerated "Rights". > > > Just which of your Constitutionally Guaranteed and Enumerated "Rights" > > are you lacking ?? > > > I'll wait for the list and your personal explanation for each. Then we > > can discuss it. > > > I am anxiously awaiting your well thought-out and accurate (remember, > > Constitutionally Enumerated "Right") list to begin an earnest > > discussion. > > > -- > > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > * Visit our other community athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
