USA! USA! (DOMA)

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  • THE_DOCTORSWIFE
    THE_DOCTORSWIFE Posts: 91 Member
    didn't want to be that one oddball judgmental person in the thread?
    my guess is you don't even have a clue what all is involved with DOMA.
    OK enlighten us
    Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
    By Pete Williams and Erin McClam, NBC News
    In a landmark ruling for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law blocking federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
    The decision was 5-4, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. It said that the law amounted to the “deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment.”
    In a separate case, the court ruled that it could not take up a challenge to Proposition 8, the California law that banned gay marriage in that state. That decision means that gay marriage will once again be legal in California.
    The ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act means that the federal government must recognize the gay marriages deemed legal by the states — 12 plus the District of Columbia, before the California case was decided. The law helps determine who is covered by more than 1,100 federal laws, programs and benefits, including Social Security survivor benefits, immigration rights and family leave.
  • bikeswimrunnergal
    bikeswimrunnergal Posts: 15
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.
  • soldier4242
    soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
    didn't want to be that one oddball judgmental person in the thread?
    my guess is you don't even have a clue what all is involved with DOMA.
    If you are pinning your hopes to the idea that we are uneducated simply because we disagree with you then you are welcome to test that assumption at your leisure.
  • UnwrappingCandy
    UnwrappingCandy Posts: 418 Member
    I woke up, checked the news on my mobile and just started crying.:sad: :sad: And now that Prop 8 is also dead the good people of California will again have their legal right to equal marriage restored. Today is a brilliant day in the history of the LGB community. :smile: I hope equality begins to spread quickly across the United States and the rest of the world. :heart:
  • bikeswimrunnergal
    bikeswimrunnergal Posts: 15
    If you are pinning your hopes to the idea that we are uneducated simply because we disagree with you then you are welcome to test that assumption at your leisure.

    my comment was for that one person and not everyone who disagrees with me.
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.

    aw, aren't you cute? Too bad you don't know me at all. I only stand for that which I believe in, and I believe in equality for all.
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Just ignore the troll and let's keep this positive.


    I. Am. So. Happy. Between the excitement of Texas and now living in a state that no longer has Prop8 I am a happy mess.
  • 4homer
    4homer Posts: 457 Member
    didn't want to be that one oddball judgmental person in the thread?
    my guess is you don't even have a clue what all is involved with DOMA.
    OK enlighten us
    Supreme Court strikes down Defense of Marriage Act
    By Pete Williams and Erin McClam, NBC News
    In a landmark ruling for gay rights, the Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 law blocking federal recognition of same-sex marriages.
    The decision was 5-4, written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. It said that the law amounted to the “deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment.”
    In a separate case, the court ruled that it could not take up a challenge to Proposition 8, the California law that banned gay marriage in that state. That decision means that gay marriage will once again be legal in California.
    The ruling on the Defense of Marriage Act means that the federal government must recognize the gay marriages deemed legal by the states — 12 plus the District of Columbia, before the California case was decided. The law helps determine who is covered by more than 1,100 federal laws, programs and benefits, including Social Security survivor benefits, immigration rights and family leave.
    Lol I knew what it meant, I was wondering what it meant to bikeswimrunner
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.

    My guess is that she stands for equal rights among all human beings.
  • IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym
    IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym Posts: 5,573 Member
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.

    My guess is that she stands for equal rights among all human beings.

    yes ma'am! :bigsmile: its a happy happy day!! :bigsmile:
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.

    Bigots be bigoting....
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.

    My guess is that she stands for equal rights among all human beings.

    yes ma'am! :bigsmile: its a happy happy day!! :bigsmile:

    Agreed.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Just ignore the troll and let's keep this positive.


    I. Am. So. Happy. Between the excitement of Texas and now living in a state that no longer has Prop8 I am a happy mess.

    this. i purposely left out "gay" and "marriage" in the original post in the hopes it would keep the trolls away.

    please ignore them and lets just be positive. <3
  • FearAnLoathingJ
    FearAnLoathingJ Posts: 337 Member
    :heart: :heart: :heart: today is a good day:heart::heart: :heart:
  • jenifr818
    jenifr818 Posts: 805 Member
    Yay!

    For the record, don't judge all those that aren't happy as being TOTAL ignorant @$$es. I used to be one of them. Why? Because I didn't know any gay people and didn't know how it affected them. It took becoming best friends with someone that couldn't marry the person they loved. Some people that are upset by this may just need to have their eyes opened by someone that's affected, and it hasn't happened yet.
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    its good, but a proud moment to be an american? hardly.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Another bold step toward the 21st century. Happy day! :D
  • FearAnLoathingJ
    FearAnLoathingJ Posts: 337 Member
    its good, but a proud moment to be an american? hardly.


    why not proud?
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    It isnt cut and dry yet, but it was a major victory.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    :heart:
  • rhonderoo
    rhonderoo Posts: 145 Member
    Way past time. I live in the bible belt, so it will be another hundred years before we get out of the grip of red. :(
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    gayrights.jpg

    beautiful!!!

    and Prop H8 is basically dead now too.

    wonderful day! thank you SCOTUS!!
  • Krys_140
    Krys_140 Posts: 648 Member
    What a great step forward for marriage equality!!!
  • soldier4242
    soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
    my guess is you don't love any gay people.

    my guess is you don't stand for anything and will fall for everything.

    My guess is that you are a fan of country music.
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    A "Supreme" waste of taxpayer money in my opinion.....anyone should be able to get married if they want to make the committment. I'm happy it went the way it did, but doesn't the government have bigger things to concern itself with?
  • kmartinixx
    kmartinixx Posts: 197
    Yay!

    For the record, don't judge all those that aren't happy as being TOTAL ignorant @$$es. I used to be one of them. Why? Because I didn't know any gay people and didn't know how it affected them. It took becoming best friends with someone that couldn't marry the person they loved. Some people that are upset by this may just need to have their eyes opened by someone that's affected, and it hasn't happened yet.

    I love this! I have never been against gay marriage and equality for all, but I appreciate those who have become willing to change their minds and see through their shoes. My boyfriend was once the same way. He is now a strong believer in gay marriage, and rights for everyone, no matter what!

    Yayyyy! I am proud to be an American TODAY!
  • silvergurl518
    silvergurl518 Posts: 4,123 Member
    yay. that is all.
  • Italianyc84
    Italianyc84 Posts: 192 Member
    I'm so happy. My partner and I were married five years ago in Connecticut. Now she can be on my health insurance!!!
  • Pookylou
    Pookylou Posts: 988 Member
    It was an EPIC 24 hours, from the Texas Senate to the Supreme Court!

    I had a little tear at my desk this morning reading about the filibuster in Texas. Good work USA! :drinker:
  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    its good, but a proud moment to be an american? hardly.


    why not proud?

    5-4 vote, about the same ratio for the sentiment of the american population. that we even needed to vote on it. i could go on. Go ahead and celebrate, its good, but proud? nah. I will pass.
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