"Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. And the Congress may by general Laws prescribe the Manner in which such Acts, Records and Proceedings shall be proved, and the Effect thereof."
At 12:29 AM 2/26/2013, you wrote:
What is, "AIVS1C1"?--
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:55 PM, plainolamerican < [email protected]> wrote:
- 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- DOMA remains unconstitutional and should be repealed.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.
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