Tell the president. I did On Jan 7, 9:22 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, Greg. > > I believe that DOMA is indeed unconstitutuional. > > On 1/7/11, GregfromBoston <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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 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 -
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