Texas Attorney General Sues Feds To Stop Same-Sex Spouses From Taking Care Of Each Other

[KamaAina]

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/texas_attorney_general_sues_feds_over_definition_of_spouse

Ken Paxton has only been the Texas Attorney General for ten weeks but he's already filed a lawsuit to declare the marriage of a same-sex couple – granted marriage rights because one has ovarian cancer – null and void, and claiming "harm is imminent" to do so. ...

The 52-year old Republican former state senator has filed a lawsuit against the Dept. of Labor over the definition of the word "spouse." The DOL recently updated the definition to align with the 2013 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which struck down Section 3 of DOMA.

The change affects the rules in the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. FMLA is a 1993 federal law that protects the jobs of employees who need time off to care for a spouse or family member.

AG Paxton does not want gay people to be allowed time off to care for their spouses, or newborn or newly adopted children.

[mythology]

1. Pure class

Asshats seem to take every opportunity to treat people like crap. Hopefully the Supreme Court will resolve this correctly once and for all.

[hifiguy]

2. Other than sheer assholish viciousness

what can possibly be the motivation for a dickbag like this? This is the kind of shitheel who deserves hourly attacks of explosive diarrhea for a year or two.

I'd love to see the "imminent harm" brief he puts in front of a judge. That is gonna be a howler.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

3. "Imminent Harm" Yeah....right.

He can't prove imminent harm or even standing.

None of his goddamn business.