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why bother settling custody in a divorce then if there are no "marriage rights"? moondog Send a noteboard - 22/10/2012 06:38:14 PM
if there are no such things as marriage rights, then why bother working out custody in a divorce proceeding? just have a coin toss, winner keeps the kids/house/car and the loser simply goes away. by your reasoning, you have no right to visit your children you had with your ex because there are no marriage rights whatsoever. your ex can just keep all your joint possessions because she won the coin toss.

obviously it does not work this way and you are fooling yourself if you think there are no such things as marriage rights.
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2nd Circuit rules in favor of Edith Windsor. DOMA unconstitutional. - 18/10/2012 08:37:12 PM 902 Views
An excellent ruling. Thanks for the post. *NM* - 18/10/2012 08:47:54 PM 256 Views
Oh, and they addressed the First Circuit's argument: - 18/10/2012 08:54:47 PM 712 Views
I always knew that DomA guy was bad news. - 18/10/2012 09:05:13 PM 467 Views
As it should be; the DoMA was always a brazen affront to the Equal Protection Clause - 19/10/2012 12:06:13 AM 715 Views
Not really - 19/10/2012 02:16:04 PM 637 Views
Not quite - 19/10/2012 02:56:56 PM 504 Views
Yes, really, for "any CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECTED RIGHT." - 19/10/2012 03:12:11 PM 610 Views
joel, please stop - 19/10/2012 05:42:51 PM 572 Views
That's such a stupid, puerile argument. - 19/10/2012 03:47:26 PM 589 Views
Not the best analogy, though I agree with the sentiment. - 19/10/2012 04:10:11 PM 517 Views
Then by the "legal argument" you all propose I should have the "right" to marry a spoon... - 19/10/2012 05:48:32 PM 548 Views
if your spoon or dog is capable of making power of attorney decisions then by all means do so *NM* - 19/10/2012 06:41:43 PM 257 Views
How about I "marry" a corporation then. THAT is how stupid the entire arguement is. *NM* - 19/10/2012 07:25:13 PM 248 Views
Another good example of how corporations aren't the same as people. *NM* - 19/10/2012 10:07:32 PM 252 Views
Would you be the bride? Would you wear white? - 20/10/2012 07:58:52 PM 506 Views
You have obviously not read my posts very carefully - 22/10/2012 04:23:22 PM 481 Views
Ah, the "I have Gay Friends" argument. - 22/10/2012 09:33:41 PM 502 Views
It was only a matter of time. - 19/10/2012 02:49:21 PM 557 Views
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Which is why the entire method of legal attack being mounted is dumb. - 19/10/2012 05:53:12 PM 626 Views
the only ones forcing their beliefs down everyone's throats are people like yourself - 19/10/2012 06:44:57 PM 597 Views
There is no right being denied... - 19/10/2012 07:22:24 PM 559 Views
that is bullshit and you know it. or, alternatively, you do not understand legality in any way - 19/10/2012 08:06:54 PM 619 Views
Re: that is bullshit and you know it. or, alternatively, you do not understand legality in any way - 19/10/2012 11:11:55 PM 685 Views
nobody is arguing the legal right to marry, they are arguing about the legal rights marriage gives - 19/10/2012 11:37:14 PM 512 Views
There are no "marriage rights" NONE, zip, ziltch, nada... - 22/10/2012 04:18:15 PM 572 Views
why bother settling custody in a divorce then if there are no "marriage rights"? - 22/10/2012 06:38:14 PM 463 Views
You obviously have no idea what a right is. - 22/10/2012 11:49:26 PM 800 Views
No? - 19/10/2012 11:34:36 PM 537 Views
Really - 22/10/2012 04:29:38 PM 539 Views
You are making one, huge factual mistake that is screwing up your entire argument: - 20/10/2012 11:00:28 PM 583 Views
Nope I am not - 22/10/2012 04:34:59 PM 522 Views
That is just it: Most US marriage laws are already areligious. - 23/10/2012 05:08:38 PM 536 Views
Yes, the laws are 100% secular... - 23/10/2012 07:01:08 PM 505 Views

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