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20th November 2009, 02:52 AM
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20th November 2009, 02:11 PM
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Reps: 136,588,282,744,094,096 (power: 136,588,282,744,101) | | Originally Posted by craigerNY  I am of the opinion that the government should not be in the business of recognizing anyone's marriage gay or straight or plural for that matter. The only thing the government should recognize is a legal contract the legality of which should not be determined by the gender of the parties involved. Originally Posted by TheNewWorldMan I think this actually has a lot of merit.
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20th November 2009, 03:45 PM
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Reps: 293,424,014,973,578,752 (power: 293,424,014,973,591) | | Originally Posted by Grizzly Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages - Politics AP - MiamiHerald.com
""This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage."
If you are thinking about getting a divorce and you live in Texas, now may be the time to do it. Your "alleged" spouse won't have a legal leg to stand on.
Hook em Horns!
Actually, the most amusing part of all of this is that until Texas can have another constitutional fix to this, there is only one solution to this mess. Activist judges! Strict constitutionalists judges in Texas will have to follow the strict interpretation of the law. The state shall not create or recognize any legal status identical to or similar to marriage. Have at it!
Well it is really difficult to word things correctly so you only exclude those people you don't like from having equal rights,
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20th November 2009, 03:52 PM
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-- Treaty of Tripoli, 1797. Presented to Congress and signed by everyone in attendance. "The civil rights of none shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretence, infringed.''
-- Madison's original proposal for the Bill of Rights
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20th November 2009, 03:56 PM
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Reps: 295,212,687,427,838,720 (power: 0) | | Originally Posted by Steezie I...love...Texas
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20th November 2009, 11:17 PM
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23rd November 2009, 02:58 AM
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