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In reply to the discussion: I'll say it again: DOMA HAS NOT BEEN STRUCK DOWN [View all]dsc
(52,161 posts)23. Let me spell it out for you
I have friends who are legally married (they got married in CA during the time it was legal and their marriage was grandfathered in). We live in NC. If they were a straight couple, NC would recognize their marriage, the feds would recognize their marriage, and all would be sunshine and bunny rabbits. Since they are a gay couple, NC doesn't recognize their marriage and because NC doesn't recognize their marriage, neither will the feds. Thus the feds are not recognizing a marriage that they otherwise would, solely because the couple is gay.
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Is it your point that we shouldnt discuss this? Is what he is saying not the truth?
rhett o rick
Jun 2013
#26
"The Supreme Court did what I once thought was unthinkable in striking down DOMA."
ProSense
Jun 2013
#7
Last night on rightwing news here in rightwing I-Dee-Ho, they were reassuring the rednecks . . .
Major Hogwash
Jun 2013
#8
Valid point, though it will make striking the rest of DOMA down much easier.
backscatter712
Jun 2013
#9
Forgive my ignorance, but why did they only focus on that part instead of the whole law?
ecstatic
Jun 2013
#11
tell that to those of us who live in the 37 states which don't recognize same sex marriages
dsc
Jun 2013
#17
And to those of us living in states that do not recognize Civil Unions at all because: teh geyz!
TalkingDog
Jun 2013
#21
is it simply a question of someone with standing challenging the other sections?
mike_c
Jun 2013
#27