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With DOMA invalidated, do all states have recognize gay marriages from other states?

Since the Supreme Court invalidated the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) today, does this affect reciprocity? Say there is a gay couple that resides in a state with a statewide ban on gay marriage. They travel to another state where gay marriage is legal and get married. When they return to their home state, does that state (with the ban) have to recognize their legal gay marriage.

Answer: There are 2 parts to DOMA: Section 2 gives states the right to accept or deny same-sex marriages. Section 3 was the one that was struck down today, which means that same-sex couples can now receive all the same benefits as heterosexual couples. Section 2 still remains in tact, meaning that even though the federal government acknowledges the fact that you're married and gay, the state you live in does not have to. Hopefully, this will soon change. The striking down of Section 3 was made a huge deal, but I think when they strike down section 2 as well, it will be an even bigger deal for us gays. Having our marriage accepted in every state will be a huge leap for marriage equality. I'd like to be able to get married and know that my home state of North Carolina accepts me the way I am.
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In what is likely to cause a storm of controversy, the Supreme Court ruled against the 17-year-old anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act: *DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT PROVISION STRUCK DOWN BY TOP U.S. ...

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IT IS MIDNIGHT OVER THE ATLANTIC AND the President of the United States is wide awake. He is returning from an extraordinary antiterrorism summit in Egypt and a 24-hour visit to Israel, where he was praised as the peacemaking hope of the world. He has eaten a dinner of grilled shrimp and teriyaki linguine, played five games of hearts, watched a - Todd S. Purdum covers the White House for The NewYork Times. - By Todd S. Purdum

What do you think of this: Obama Administration calls on supreme court?

Obama Administration calls on supreme court to strike down defense of marriage act defining marriage as between a man and woman?

The Obama administration on Friday formally urged the Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

In a brief filed Friday evening, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli argued that DOMA’s section three, which bars married same-sex couples from filing joint federal tax returns and other federal spousal benefits, is unconstitutional:

Section 3 of DOMA violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection. The law denies to tens of thousands of same-sex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important federal benefits that are available to legally married opposite-sex couples. Because this discrimination cannot be justified as substantially furthering any important governmental interest, Section 3 is unconstitutional.

More on the link: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/22/obama-admin-calls-on-supreme-court-to-strike-down-defense-of-marriage-act-defining-marriage-as-between-a-man-and-woman/

Answer: The job of the Supreme Court is to INTERPRET the law, not make law, or ignore the law. It certainly isn't their job to shape law based on what the President thinks.
Category: Politics

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In a pair of rulings released this morning, the Supreme Court held that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and dismissed the Prop. 8 appeal—leaving the door open for gay marriage in California.

What are your thoughts regarding Supreme Courts view on DOMA and Prop 8?

"But in striking down a key part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the court declared that gay couples married in states where it is legal must receive the same federal health, tax, Social Security and other benefits that heterosexual couples receive."

"In turning away a case involving California’s prohibition of same-sex marriage, known as Proposition 8, the justices left in place a lower court’s decision that the ban is unconstitutional. Gov. Jerry Brown (D) said he would order same-sex marriages to resume as quickly as possible."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court/2013/06/26/f0039814-d9ab-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html

Category: Politics

When did it become Anti-American/socialist to let the Supreme Court determine if a law is unconstitutional ?

or not.

Answer: The very first time the Supreme Court declared a law that conservatives supported to be unconstitutional.

Supreme Court strikes down Illinois gun law: "HOORAY!"

Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense Of Marriage Act: "Clearly an act of judicial activism inspired by socialism."
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The Nation: Cold Feet; Why America Has Gay Marriage Jitters

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Supreme Court strikes down DOMA, dismisses Prop 8 :: Catholic ...

Washington D.C., Jun 26, 2013 / 09:39 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional, and the federal government must recognize “gay marriages” ...

The 28th Amendment

Like a cloud no bigger than a mans hand, the 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution is gathering on the political horizon. No, its not the anti-same-sex amendment that President Bush supports. Only if the Supreme Court strikes down the federal Defense of Marriage Act -- or if it overturns the changes in state constitutions adopted to block - William Safire Op-Ed column backs constitutional amendment to let naturalized citizen become president; notes emergence of California Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger as possible presidential hopeful spurs amendment drive (M) - E-mail: safire@nytimes.com - By William Safire

How can DOMA be constitutional if it violates the Constitution?

I finished an intro to government course in college last semester and was left with a question I was too afraid to ask (Im gay at a Southern college).

Regardless of whether you believe same-sex marriages are right or wrong, how is it possible for the Defense of Marriage Act to be legal if it is in violation of the Full Faith and Credit clause? I thought it took a constitutional amendment to override the Constitution. We did count African Americans as 3/5ths for representation purposes, regrettably, but that was superseded by the 14th Amendment ("Representatives shall be apportioned ...counting the WHOLE number of persons in each State..."). So, how is it that a simple federal law superseded the Constitution and has considered constitutional thus far?

Did I interpret the material in a wrong manner?

Answer: Let me preface this with this statement. I am gay.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let us move on to the legal point of this. The Full Faith and Credit Clause has absolutely nothing to do with DOMA.

"The several state shall respect the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state"

That is the Full Faith and credit clause so the full faith and credit clause has nothing to do with DOMA. Now, technically, DOMA violates no right in the constitution whatsoever. No where in the entire constitution of our country is marriage defined or even mentioned. There is no constitutional right to marriage therefore no marriage right can be violated. The Supreme Court can only strike down laws such as DOMA if they believe there is an implied right within the constitution meaning they look at it from an "loose constructionism" stand point. You can not construe any right to marriage in the constitution therfore no right is being violated so it does not violate the constitution.


That being said, people need to get off their high horses and stop being bigots and allow all gays to marry
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THE QUESTION OF MARIO CUOMO

IN A SECOND-FLOOR CORRIDOR of the pompous old gray granite statehouse in Albany hang the portraits of New Yorks Governors. There are many men up there on the walls, of course, whose fingers wrote only faintly on the pages of history, but what strikes the visitor who lingers for a moment is how many of the names remain familiar to this day. Charles - By R.W. APPLE JR.; R.W. Apple is the Timess chief Washington correspondent

What do you think of this news article at all?

Obama Administration calls on supreme court to strike down defense of marriage act defining marriage as between a man and woman.

The Obama administration on Friday formally urged the Supreme Court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act defining marriage as between a man and a woman.

In a brief filed Friday evening, Solicitor General Donald Verrilli argued that DOMA’s section three, which bars married same-sex couples from filing joint federal tax returns and other federal spousal benefits, is unconstitutional:

Section 3 of DOMA violates the fundamental constitutional guarantee of equal protection. The law denies to tens of thousands of same-sex couples who are legally married under state law an array of important federal benefits that are available to legally married opposite-sex couples. Because this discrimination cannot be justified as substantially furthering any important governmental interest, Section 3 is unconstitutional.

More on the link: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/02/22/obama-admin-calls-on-supreme-court-to-strike-down-defense-of-marriage-act-defining-marriage-as-between-a-man-and-woman/
BQ: Why is yahoo being so key word sensitive tonight? I tried posting a few questions and they were harmless questions. Geez...
@Krista: you can still add your thoughts. Id still like to hear them.

Answer: Just obama trying to crap on the constitution again.
Category: Politics

Politics: how do you feel about the appeals court in Massachusetts striking down DOMA?

I think it is great, and I hope the US Supreme court will uphold this decision

Answer: I feel great about it.
Right from jump street the DOMA was unconstitutional in both letter and spirit
The name the DOMA was an obscene hate filled joke .
The title The Defense of Marriage Act implies that gay marriage is a threat to straight marriage yet
there isn't a bona -fide marriage marriage counseling professional in this country who includes gay marriage in their top One Million Threats to Marriage list
So who does gay marriage threaten ?
It threatens the dogma of the churches and it is flat-out unconstitutional for the State to use it's great powers to protect the dogma of the church .
I have no doubt at all the gay marriage will become the law of the land in the very near future and that the homophobes are just going to have to deal with it just like they had to learn to deal with all of the other just causes that they were on the wrong side of
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Bigoted R&S user: "Marriage by definition is between a man and a woman" - Huh?

No it isnt! The country has redefined it!!

Get with the program dude! If ten states in the USA have legalised gay marriage in ten years (four of them this week) it looks as if th Supreme Court is about to strike down and invalidate the Defense of marriage Act and Gay Marriage will be legal all over the USA as is the trend in most of the civilised western world.

Congrats America on rapidly coming up to speed with humanity/the rest of the world!


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Answer: People have been getting married for far longer than the USA, the Christian church or pretty much every other surviving institution.
Category: Religion & Spirituality

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What happens if Prop 8 is struck down by the Supreme Court?

Will same-sex marriage become legal nation wide on a state and federal level?

Answer: The REAL answer is: It depends.

First of all, the Supreme Court doesn't have to accept the case. They can simply decide to allow the last ruling to stand. (The last ruling, to date, is that same sex marriage is legal in California - but there is a stay of execution in place until the next higher court has a chance to review the ruling.) The side opposing same sex marriage (in favor of Prop 8) have yet to provide any statistical or anecdotal evidence that same sex marriage causes harm to individuals, society, or the status of opposite sex marriages. And since California already allows domestic partnerships with ALL of the same rights and privileges, the case was determined to be based solely on the word "marriage" (according to the last legal ruling). This is the reason the Prop 8 case could be construed as being unique to California.

[In other words - gay couples could already "marry" in California, but they had to call it Domestic Partnership. Then, someone challenged that law and the courts agreed that gays could now call it marriage. Somewhere between 10,000 and 30,000 gay couples were legally married during this time. Then Prop 8 passed. A court later determine the gay couples were still legally married, but that no additional gay couples could marry if Prop 8 remains in effect. Prop 8 was then challenged and over-turned in every court where the case was heard.]

If the SCOTUS eventually accepts the case, they have the option of ruling on the case as it is applied to California law (Did Prop 8 deny an existing right?) or whether ALL US citizens have equal protection and equal rights under the US Constitution as it is applied to same sex marriage. The US Constitution has the same basic equal rights protections as the California constitution. In the findings of the California case, the US Constitution was cited as a factor contributing to the decision in favor of same sex marriage.

It is true that if Prop 8 is over-turned, ALL other state laws denying same-sex marriage could be challenged based on the same arguments. It is equally true that the federal law denying same-sex marriage could be challenged on the same arguments.

Most people believe the Supreme Court would limit the decision to California. However, a federal case against DOMA, the federal Defense of Marriage Act, is already working its way through the courts which will soon answer the national question: "Do ALL citizens have equal protection and equal rights under the US Constitution?" Since most educated people believe there is no defense for denying ANY group the right to marry (and because same-sex marriage hurts no one), this law will probably disappear within the next few years.
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In a pair of narrowly divided opinions issued this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government violated the Constitution by refusing.

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Notable Books of the Year 1992

This list has been selected from books reviewed since the Christmas Books issue of December 1991. It suggests only high points in the main fields of reader interest, and it does not include titles chosen by the editors of The Book Review as the Best Books of 1992. Books are arranged alphabetically under subject headings. Art, Music & Popular

Windsor Knot

In a 1957 essay, the English novelist and playwright J. B. Priestley lamented Britains decline into an offshore province of the new American empire. Perhaps surprisingly for such a man-of-the people author, he wrote: "That is why we are so happy and excited when we can send abroad a good-looking young woman in a pretty new dress to represent us, - Christopher Hitchens, a columnist for The Nation, is the author of "The Monarchy: A Critique of Britains Favorite Fetish" and "Blood, Class and Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies." - By Christopher Hitchens;

What legal argument(s) could you actually use to defend "The Defense Of Marriage Act?"?

Your argument should be a legal one, not an opinion, not a religious belief.

It has to come from the Constitution and/or Supreme Court cases that have precedent

Im asking this because Ive yet to hear a sound legal reason why DOMA shouldnt be repealed/removed/revoked, whatever.

Answer: There aren't any.

It will be struck down for violating the 14 Amendment, but it also contradicts the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
Category: Politics

Supreme Court strikes down controversial DOMA provision – CNN ...

Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has struck down a key provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, ruling that same-sex spouses legally married in a state may receive federal benefits.

Is there a political backlash against gay activism from the left?

Prop 8 got lots of votes from blacks and the traditional liberal voting block, now president elect Obama will have the leader of the prop 8 to deliver the invocation message at his inauguration. It seems like the Gays are getting battered from the left.

What caused this political back lash against gays?

Answer: I wholeheartedly agree with the first answer. But I'll also add this:

A lot of liberals try to have it both ways. They can pretend to be supportive of gay rights by voting in Congress against a proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution because they had voted previously for the federal law known as The Defense of Marriage Act, which passed in 1996. Hence they can say simply that they voted against the constitutional amendment proposal because it wasn't needed.

Furthermore, a lot of people on the left simply don't care what the legislative branch of any level of government will do because whatever does get done in that branch might end up getting overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court -- which has twice struck down certain "anti-gay" laws in the name of the Constitution. To borrow a phrase from one Senator (who was talking about a completely different topic), liberals are relying on the Supreme Court to save them from themselves.
Category: Elections

In Landmark Ruling, Supreme Court Strikes Down Defense of ...

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a 1996 law denying federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples. Strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act,. 5-4. Two Major Rulings Back Gay Marriage By Adam Liptak The Supreme Court issued a pair of rulings ...

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If the defense of marriage act can be a Federal law why cant same sex marriages?

Gay marriage critics also continue to rally behind the Defense of Marriage Act, a federal law signed by President Bill Clinton that defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. Recently, Attorney General Eric Holder declared that some elements of that law are unconstitutional and that the Department of Justice would no longer defend it. Nevertheless, gay and lesbian activists insist the federal government should do more to make same sex marriage legal nationwide, and not just state by state.

Answer: Whether you think gay marriage is immoral or not is irrelevant. State bans on same sex marriage are in clear violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore unconstitutional. The Supreme Court will eventually decide in favor of Gay Marriage, which will strike down all state bans, as well as, DOMA.
Category: Government

what if there is a conflict between congress and the supreme court?

What if the supreme court was bought out by large corporations and refused to enforce laws that congress passed? what if the laws that congress passed which are constitutional are challenged in the SC and the SC strikes down the law. Can congress do anything to keep the SC in check by preventing it from becoming another legislative body?

Answer: In Article III/Section II, the Constitution confers a very special power on the Congress. The court's "original jurisdiction" is explicitly laid out by the Constitution; BUT, the Constitution allows Congress the right to oversee the court's "appellate" jurisdiction.

What this means, is that Congress can pass a law, and then prevent the Supreme Court from ruling on its constitutionality. This might sound impossible; but it's true. The last time Congress did this was in 1996 when Congress passed the Defense of Marriages Act (DOMA).

Congress feared that the courts would strike it down as an infringement of "Equal Protection," so they simply forbade the court to rule on it.

If the Court were to go too far (as your hypothetical suggests) the Congress could legislate the problem away.

Hope this helps.
Category: Government

THE 2004 CAMPAIGN: The Vice-Presidential Debate; Excerpts From the Debate Between the Vice-Presidential Candidates in Cleveland

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Fierce Entanglements

When Michael Wilkes left Sumter, S.C., two decades ago, he was trying to escape what he perceived to be his bloodstained fate. He was only 21, but he was already in trouble -- in petty trouble with the law, in big trouble at home. He didnt want to end up like his father: a career criminal, a wife beater and dead by his wifes hand. So, baby-faced - Deborah Sontag article on questions being raised about effectiveness of mandatory arrest policies in cases of domestic violence, at least for the many women who do not see themselves as victims or their partners as abusive and who resent intrusion of government into their intimate lives; critics say criminal justice approach to domestic violence should be more human and less central and that there should be greater emphasis on prevention, intervention and rehabilitation; photos (L) - Deborah Sontag is a staff writer for The New York Times Magazine. - By Deborah Sontag

Supreme Court strikes down DOMA provision denying benefits to ...

19 hours ago ... In a big day for gay-rights advocates, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a federal provision denying benefits to legally married gay ...

What is abnormal about homosexuality? Is there anything normal about it?

What is normal about anal sex? Isnt that abnormal?






Homosexual Sodomy.

The court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday in a 5-4 decision. In a dissent choked with rage, Supreme Justice Scalia dismissed the majoritys reasoning as "legalistic argle-bargle."

Scalias dissent is less a legal argument and more a plea for recognition that there are "good people on all sides." In it, he repeatedly played the role of victim, complaining that it is unfair that his opposition to gay marriage is no longer considered legitimate.

"It is one thing for a society to elect change; it is another for a court of law to impose change by adjudging those who oppose it hostes humani generis, enemies of the human race," Scalia wrote, accusing the majority of "declaring anyone opposed to same-sex marriage an enemy of human decency ... In the majority’s telling, this story is black-and-white: Hate your neighbor or come along with us."

Category: Religion & Spirituality

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Whats your opinion on Obama trying to change the rules for legallizing homosexuallity?

I just want to know from the peoples opinions.

Answer: *sigh*

First of all, it's perfectly legal to be gay. The last few Sodomy laws were struck down by the Supreme Court in the 2003 Lawrence v. Texas case.

Secondly, Obama isn't trying to change the rules. He agreed to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell only after the Armed Forces did extensive research and concluded that the change would be positive. Likewise, the administration has decided to not defend the Defense of Marriage Act after multiple courts declared it to be unconstitutional.

Finally, all Obama did was voice support for the right of same-sex couples to marry. He hasn't introduced a single bill or written a single executive order on the matter.

Rights are rights, and marriage is a right under our Constitution. You don't get to vote on peoples' rights. I look forward to the day when we all look back and wonder why there was so much controversy.
Category: Elections

Why was part of the Defense of Marriage Act struck down in the Supreme Court today?

Anyone know?

And please, dont be sourcing any random internet sites, mkay! Wouldnt want you guys to embarras yourselves by referencing www.supremecourt.gov. Only valid references please!
*embarass

See? Like that.
@Viola Ted: Umm... yeah. Business Insider? What is that? Some random site you found on the very egdes of the Internet? Nice try, pal!
@No Chance: Theres a myriad of reasons why the Supreme Court should, or should not rule on an issue before it. Im simply asking if you know WHY the high court ruled the way it did in THIS particular case.

Answer: Whether or not I agree with same sex marriage, I was actually quite surprised and happy with the verdict. They are returning power to the STATES to make their own decisions on same sex marriage. That is the whole theme of our gov't, small fed with HUGE state's rights.
Category: Gender & Women's Studies

Fearing a Toehold for Gay Marriages, Conservatives Rush to Bar theDoor

Fearful that a court case will lead to the sanctioning of marriages of lesbian and gay couples in Hawaii by the end of 1997, conservatives are campaigning across the nation to insure that the recognition of same-sex marriages will not spread to other states. California is one of 19 states considering measures that would deny government recognition - By DAVID W. DUNLAP