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To: henkster
I think the best case is ruling DOMA unconstitutional, and clearly stating that the Federal Government has no business defining marriage at all. Leave the matter to the states.

Right but however, according to Mark Levin, DOMA has nothing to do with imposing and defining only traditional marriage on the states, but is a federal policy to only recognize man and women marriages at the federal level. It is Federalism. If that's the case, DOMA is not unconstitutional, but the attempt by pro-gay marriage people are trying to impose their laws from California upon other states. The full faith and credit under article 4 has its limits.

The Federal government may say "it recognizes" these unions in Kalifornia's borders or in other states with similar laws but nowhere else.

58 posted on 03/27/2013 4:12:10 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

what about single people?

what about the current marriage penalty tax?

this ussc does not “blue line” legislation.

if times are really a-changing, then it is the legislator to change the social policy for the behavior.

it was apparent from the oral arguments, the judges were “duped” into the immutable trait assumption.


65 posted on 03/27/2013 8:08:15 PM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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