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Post by gyeonghwa on Jul 7, 2011 0:18:04 GMT -5
msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2011/07/06/obama-administration-says-marriage-is-between-a-woman-and-a-woman/The Department of Justice is admitting that DOMA denies LGBT couples equal rights because it gives only heterosexual couples the benefits of marriage thus making it a special right (So much for Freepers claim that LGBT people are the ones demanding special rights). Furthermore I like that they admit this: Finally, they admit that "our holy book of choice says your icky" is not a valid reason to to have discriminatory legislation. If anything, basing legistlation on that alone makes it a violation of the First Amendment. Ya think?
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Post by ironbite on Jul 7, 2011 0:23:03 GMT -5
Now fix it.
Ironbite-you admitted the problem, now fix it.
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Post by wmdkitty on Jul 7, 2011 0:36:25 GMT -5
Took long enough.
Fix, plz.
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Jul 7, 2011 0:37:36 GMT -5
Woah there, Ironbite. Just because they admit it's a problem doesn't mean they'll fix it anytime soon.
Just look at all the other problems that haven't been fixed yet.
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Post by wmdkitty on Jul 7, 2011 0:50:06 GMT -5
Dammit, Harley, did you have to remind us?
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Post by anon87311 on Jul 7, 2011 0:55:30 GMT -5
the gov't admitting it was wrong? holy shit.
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Post by MaybeNever on Jul 7, 2011 1:01:31 GMT -5
I thought that admitting it was wrong WAS the fix! Surely everything is rainbows and unicorns for the gays now!
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Post by HarleyThomas1002 on Jul 7, 2011 1:41:34 GMT -5
Dammit, Harley, did you have to remind us? Someone had to. |
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Post by erictheblue on Jul 7, 2011 6:02:03 GMT -5
Now fix it. Ironbite-you admitted the problem, now fix it. The DOJ can't. It's federal law, so only Congress can repeal it. The best the DOJ can do is not defend it when it is challenged in court. |
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Post by Vypernight on Jul 7, 2011 8:15:20 GMT -5
the gov't admitting it was wrong? holy shit. Admitting a mistake is nothing but a sign of weakness in the american Government. Someone just lost the next election. |
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Post by Amaranth on Jul 7, 2011 8:21:30 GMT -5
This is a good sign! We may see the DOMA repealed in 2212!
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Post by Bezron on Jul 7, 2011 8:29:56 GMT -5
I have to say, this administration (overall) is fairly brave. Stating something like this just as the campaigns get started could very well mean they all end up out of a job. But that hasn't really stopped them. It's almost as if they finally realized that they represent ALL of the people, so they may have to do things that either or both sides don't like occasionally.
Just sayin...
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Post by Vene on Jul 7, 2011 11:06:52 GMT -5
the gov't admitting it was wrong? holy shit. Admitting a mistake is nothing but a sign of weakness in the american Government. Someone just lost the next election. The DoJ is under Obama, do you think that Obama, the liberal candidate, is going to be hurt for saying DOMA is wrong? |
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Post by Smurfette Principle on Jul 7, 2011 11:12:34 GMT -5
First I was like  And then I was like  So now I'm like  |
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Post by Dragon Zachski on Jul 7, 2011 12:12:20 GMT -5
So now you're like "bandwidth exceeded"?  |
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