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To: Happy2BMe
The Massachusetts legislature should move to amend the Massachusetts constitution. The ruling is not based on the federal constitution, but on one of those penumbras that the liberal judges of that state found in the state constitution. If the ruling were based on the federal constitution's equal protection clause, or some other part of the federal constitution, then the state court's interpretation of the federal constitution could be appealed to a federal court. As it is, this is a state issue.

Regarding full faith and credit, I believe a fair rendering of full faith and credit is this: If person who is married under the laws of one state is traveling through another state, then the laws of that person's state of domicile should apply. For example, if a person married under the laws of Massachusetts were to be in a car accident while driving through Virginia, Virginia should respect the next of kin as determined by that person's domicile. But, if that person takes up residence in another state, the laws of the new state apply.



18 posted on 02/05/2004 11:07:40 AM PST by Redmen4ever
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To: Redmen4ever
"For example, if a person married under the laws of Massachusetts were to be in a car accident while driving through Virginia, Virginia should respect the next of kin as determined by that person's domicile. But, if that person takes up residence in another state, the laws of the new state apply."

The measures necessary to accomplish such legislation must occur at the federal leve. Who ever thought the next Constitutional Amendment would be over whether or not a man has the right to be socially and legally recognized for having "married" another man.

Family under attack.

22 posted on 02/05/2004 11:30:43 AM PST by Happy2BMe (U.S. borders - Controlled by CORRUPT Politicians and Slave-Labor Employers)
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To: Redmen4ever
The Massachusetts legislature should move to amend the Massachusetts constitution.

Sorry, too late. A MA constitution amendment would take effect in 2006. By then dozens of these types of "marriages" would take place and they would fan out across our nation demanding "recognition" in all other states. Similar judges then would overturn those states marriage laws and marital anarchy would prevail.

In an attempt to quell the legal anarchy, the U.S. Supreme court would use the same premise as the MA court and legislate their view onto America.

No, the answer is Impeachment . Call your State Representative and Demand the impeachment of those four judges.

America needs to stand up and say No More!

23 posted on 02/05/2004 11:44:16 AM PST by sr4402
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