AIVS1C1 has nothing to do with marriage, redefining marriage, polygamy or sexual orientation. DOMA remains unconstitutional and should be repealed.
On Feb 25, 11:49 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > What about the OBVIOUS AIVS1C1? > Regard$, > --MJ > "But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is > certain -- that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or > has been powerless to prevent it. In either case, it is unfit to exist." --L. > SpoonerAt 12:20 PM 2/25/2013, you wrote:Obama Administration Urges Supreme > Court To Strike Down DOMA > By Sakib Ahmed on February 25th, 2013 (1 hour ago) > The Obama administration seems to be serious with this whole, new- > found support of gay marriage. > On Friday, the administration filed a legal brief with the Justice > Department that urges the Supreme Court to strike down a key part of > the Defense of Marriage Act. The brief formally asks the court to > declare Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional—the part that bars > recognition of same-sex marriages for purposes of federal benefits > such as income taxes or federal employee benefits. The brief points > out that there are more than 1,000 federal statues and programs that > come into play depending on a person’s marital status. > The Obama administration notes that some of these couples are legally > married so targeting them is “a harsh form of discrimination that > bears no relation to their ability to contribute to society.” > Moreover, the brief states it violates the constitutional guarantee of > equal protection. -- -- 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. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
