Posted on 02/05/2009 10:26:13 PM PST by Steelfish
Federal judge rules denial of health coverage to same-sex spouse unconstitutional 10:54 AM, February 5, 2009.
A federal judge has deemed unconstitutional the government’s denial of healthcare coverage and other benefits to the same-sex spouse of a Los Angeles public defender, calling into question the validity of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt said the federal government’s refusal to grant spousal benefits to Tony Sears, the husband of deputy federal public defender Brad Levenson, amounted to unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex and sexual orientation.
“Because there is no rational basis for denying benefits to the same-sex spouses of [Federal Public Defender] employees while granting them to the opposite-sex spouses of FPD employees, I conclude that the application of [federal statutes] so as to reach that result is unconstitutional,” Reinhardt wrote in an order to the U.S. Courts administration to submit Levenson’s benefits election form.
The ruling was issued Monday and published Wednesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
“On the other hand, there is evidence (e.g., brain differences) that indicate it likely has some organic component, even if that might not be something at birth.”
LOL -you are hilarious... Evidence for what? There are brain differences in heroin addicts too -so what?
I suggest that human beings that practice odd and or unhealthy behviors repeatedly have much evidence that they act differently (e.g., loose spichters AND brain differences)...
You need to slow down and read more carefully.
Slowing down will not change reality. I have read and heard that “evidence” line and many derivatives of it many many times. Usually that “evidence” line is espoused by homosexual agenda advocates. I will reserve judgement in your case UNLESS I notice more of the same propoganda coming from you here on this site...
OOOOH! Now I skeered!
Well, you seem to know more about loose sphincters than I, so I'll leave it to your expertise--my knowledge of the topic is merely theoretical.
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