Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: Akira; boop
Please tell me which one of the 50 states have a law that says that they do not recognize marriages from other states? For instance, in one is married in Illinois, then moves to Florida, that couple in Florida is entitled to all the benefits of marriage that every other married couple enjoys.

"Sorry, Mrs. Smith, you are not entitled to be included on Mr. Smith's health insurance plan because you live in Florida now and you were married in Illinois. You see, we don't recognize Illinois marriages. But if you were married in Indiana, that would be a different story."

If you can tell me which states do not give people married in other states full marital priviledges in their own state, you might have a point. But you can't name one.

There have been numerous articles posted on FR over the years detailing why a constitutional amendment is needed to keep one state from imposing gay marriage on the other states. I suggest an FR search.

I am no scholar but I believe the following is the basis for each state recognizing marriages from other states.

Article IV of the US Constitution:

Section 1. 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.

Section 2. The citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states.

51 posted on 12/17/2003 4:43:48 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies ]


To: 11th Earl of Mar; Akira; boop
Please tell me which one of the 50 states have a law that says that they do not recognize marriages from other states? For instance, in one is married in Illinois, then moves to Florida, that couple in Florida is entitled to all the benefits of marriage that every other married couple enjoys.

Only if that union meets the new state's legal defintion of marriage. For same-sex marriages, that is not the case:

STATES THAT PREVENT RECOGNITION OF OUT-OF-STATE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LICENSE

As you can see, they include both Florida and Illinois.

In the South, the standard reply to the argument that (fill in the black) was legal in Massachusetts is:

"Well, you're not in Massachusetts anymore, boy, and it ain't legal here!"

65 posted on 12/17/2003 8:04:28 AM PST by Polybius
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 51 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson