ShoeDiva said:You win. ) I saw it come across my news feed and told my son one of you would have it up in seconds. :firstplace
P.S. Not a bad thing, I just knew someone would beat me to it.
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that legally married same-sex couples should get the same federal benefits as heterosexual couples.
The court invalidated a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act that has prevented married gay couples from receiving a range of tax, health and retirement benefits that are generally available to married people. The vote was 5-4.
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion.
stradial said:What is DOMA?
Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
naturegirl said:Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
^^^I've been saying this for a long time. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't expect me to endorse it if you choose to share. The government shouldn't either. I would prefer we not even discuss it.
ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
^^^I've been saying this for a long time. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't expect me to endorse it if you choose to share. The government shouldn't either. I would prefer we not even discuss it.
I truly believe all of this is about all the other aspects of marriage not the bedroom. I do not want to discuss any bedroom stuff of anyone's, gay, straight, anything.
stradial said:Did you know that when the country was young, it was against the law for a clergy person to preform a marriage?
It was strictly a legal affair and preformed only be legal persons.
No point, just a bit of trivia.
LisaC said:ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
^^^I've been saying this for a long time. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't expect me to endorse it if you choose to share. The government shouldn't either. I would prefer we not even discuss it.
I truly believe all of this is about all the other aspects of marriage not the bedroom. I do not want to discuss any bedroom stuff of anyone's, gay, straight, anything.
I agree - this case had to do with the fact that the plaintiff had to pay estate taxes because the federal government refused to acknowledge her same-sex marriage. Had this been a hetero couple, the tax would not have been applied. This is about benefits, not what happens in the bedroom.
Grey Colson said:LisaC said:ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
^^^I've been saying this for a long time. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't expect me to endorse it if you choose to share. The government shouldn't either. I would prefer we not even discuss it.
I truly believe all of this is about all the other aspects of marriage not the bedroom. I do not want to discuss any bedroom stuff of anyone's, gay, straight, anything.
I agree - this case had to do with the fact that the plaintiff had to pay estate taxes because the federal government refused to acknowledge her same-sex marriage. Had this been a hetero couple, the tax would not have been applied. This is about benefits, not what happens in the bedroom.
That's why a man should be able to marry his son or daughter on his deathbed. How can their possibly be anything wrong with that? I mean, there is no right and wrong anymore as long as we believe no one is harmed by it, correct?
ShoeDiva said:Grey Colson said:LisaC said:ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
^^^I've been saying this for a long time. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't expect me to endorse it if you choose to share. The government shouldn't either. I would prefer we not even discuss it.
I truly believe all of this is about all the other aspects of marriage not the bedroom. I do not want to discuss any bedroom stuff of anyone's, gay, straight, anything.
I agree - this case had to do with the fact that the plaintiff had to pay estate taxes because the federal government refused to acknowledge her same-sex marriage. Had this been a hetero couple, the tax would not have been applied. This is about benefits, not what happens in the bedroom.
That's why a man should be able to marry his son or daughter on his deathbed. How can their possibly be anything wrong with that? I mean, there is no right and wrong anymore as long as we believe no one is harmed by it, correct?
You can drink at work now? :confused
Grey Colson said:ShoeDiva said:Grey Colson said:LisaC said:ShoeDiva said:naturegirl said:Guard Dad said:Don't take my statement wrong, but the feds have no business in marriage anyway.
Sent by mental telepathy
^^^I've been saying this for a long time. I don't care what you do in your bedroom just don't expect me to endorse it if you choose to share. The government shouldn't either. I would prefer we not even discuss it.
I truly believe all of this is about all the other aspects of marriage not the bedroom. I do not want to discuss any bedroom stuff of anyone's, gay, straight, anything.
I agree - this case had to do with the fact that the plaintiff had to pay estate taxes because the federal government refused to acknowledge her same-sex marriage. Had this been a hetero couple, the tax would not have been applied. This is about benefits, not what happens in the bedroom.
That's why a man should be able to marry his son or daughter on his deathbed. How can their possibly be anything wrong with that? I mean, there is no right and wrong anymore as long as we believe no one is harmed by it, correct?
You can drink at work now? :confused
Interesting you should mention it, but from the summer of 1988 until the summer of of 1992, I was paid to drink on duty.