Bloomberg
by Greg Stohr
June 26, 2013

A divided U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal law that defines marriage as a heterosexual union, saying it violates the rights of married gay couples by denying them government benefits.

The vote on the Defense of Marriage Act was 5-4. Justice Anthony Kennedy joined the four Democratic-appointed justices in the majority.

The law “places same-sex couples in an unstable position of being in a second-tier marriage,” Kennedy wrote for the court. “The differentiation demeans the couple, whose moral and sexual choices the Constitution protects, and whose relationship the state has sought to dignify.”

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-26...-u-s-court.html

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Bloomberg
by Greg Stohr
June 26, 2013

A divided U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal law that defines marriage as a heterosexual union, saying it violates the rights of married gay couples by denying them government benefits.

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Bloomberg
by Greg Stohr
June 26, 2013

A divided U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal law that defines marriage as a heterosexual union, saying it violates the rights of married gay couples by denying them government benefits.

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Good for them! This is America,people! Your rights are NOT determined by your popularity,your gender,ethnic origin (or shouldn't be,even though they are now),how much money you have,or any other factor. You have the same rights as anyone else merely because you were born American.

ANY government that has the power to tell you who you CAN'T marry also has the power to tell you who you MUST marry.

And let's face it,there are few,if any,individual private decisions you will ever make than who to marry.

We are either all free,or none of us are free. It really is that simple.

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To: The Sons of Liberty

We have become SODOMITES!

9 posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:16:04 AM by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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The largest collection of closeted gays on the internet.

Justme|p45452]I don't agree with ya Pete.<<

Ok.

>>Marriage is defined already. Husband and wife. <<

WHERE does it say that in the US Constitution? As you may or may not have noticed,the US Constitution is the law of our land,not the Old or New Testament.

>> Now begins the cesspool of redefinition.<<

Your religious preferences are noted,but irrelevant. Having rights is NOT the result of a popularity contest. Your/mine/no one else's rights are dependent on public approval. If they were they wouldn't be rights,they would be privileges.

As far as rights go, pffft. Any man always had the right to wed any woman and bed any dude he wanted. It's a war on faith, don't kid yourself. [/quote]

Faith has NOTHING to do with ANYONE'S rights as a US citizen. We either all have them,or nobody has them.

The problem is that government should have never gotten involved in marriage at all.

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...the US Constitution is the law of our land,not the Old or New Testament.

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The U.S. Constitution is based on the precepts of the Bible.

{Including the Trinity (co-equal) Father, Son, Holy Spirit = Legislative, Executive, Judicial.}

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...the US Constitution is the law of our land,not the Old or New Testament.

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The U.S. Constitution is based on the precepts of the Bible.

{Including the Trinity (co-equal) Father, Son, Holy Spirit = Legislative, Executive, Judicial.}

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You must be joking?

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Isaiah 33:22

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Hold a seance and tell Madison that DOMA is unconstitutional. After he stops laughing, along with the rest of the Founders, he might ask you why they needed DOMA in the first place.