Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Arizona
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 10-17-2014, 02:23 PM
 
1,095 posts, read 1,630,838 times
Reputation: 1697

Advertisements

That's great news! Arizona was really starting to look like a far right hell hole.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 10-17-2014, 02:53 PM
 
Location: Southern Arizona
9,601 posts, read 31,690,674 times
Reputation: 11741
Seems like the only group getting married nowadays . . . the gays.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 04:40 PM
 
Location: When you take flak it means you are on target
7,646 posts, read 9,947,000 times
Reputation: 16466
^^ Yeah, we want to be as miserable as the rest of you married folks!

And thanks to everyone above for the kind words and support. Maybe we will invite the whole City-data family to our wedding!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Chandler, AZ
4,069 posts, read 5,141,969 times
Reputation: 6161
Good news...but let's not start suing bigots just cause they don't want to participate in your happiness. Or Churches...There are plenty of people out there that will marry same-sex couples...don't start suing the local pastor if they refuse please. Find people/businesses that will gladly take your money for their services and everyone is happy.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 04:59 PM
 
9,196 posts, read 16,638,101 times
Reputation: 11318
Quote:
Originally Posted by KurtAZ View Post
Good news...but let's not start suing bigots just cause they don't want to participate in your happiness. Or Churches...There are plenty of people out there that will marry same-sex couples...don't start suing the local pastor if they refuse please. Find people/businesses that will gladly take your money for their services and everyone is happy.


Religion is not an excuse to break the law.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 05:42 PM
 
1,629 posts, read 2,627,969 times
Reputation: 3510
Quote:
Originally Posted by KurtAZ View Post
Good news...but let's not start suing bigots just cause they don't want to participate in your happiness. Or Churches...There are plenty of people out there that will marry same-sex couples...don't start suing the local pastor if they refuse please. Find people/businesses that will gladly take your money for their services and everyone is happy.
People have a right to sue. Leave it up to the court to decide whether the lawsuit has merit. If some local business need to be forced to comply with anti discrimination laws, so be it. The days of quietly accepting discrimination are over.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 05:56 PM
 
Location: University City, Philadelphia
22,632 posts, read 14,937,370 times
Reputation: 15935
The whole edifice of anti-marriage equality has collapsed. Same sex couples will be marrying legally in all 50 states within a matter of months.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 06:36 PM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
20,460 posts, read 26,323,407 times
Reputation: 7627
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bondurant View Post
Meh.

People are still failing to ask the real question. Why does government have the power to put a bounty on consensual commitments?
Because there are LEGAL issues involved - such as "who gets property upon the death of one partner" and "who is considered family at the hospital - and thus is allowed in for visits", "what is a person's tax status in regards to either filing as 'single' or 'married'" - all of those issues plus many many many more are tied to marriage.

Ken
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 06:50 PM
 
9,196 posts, read 16,638,101 times
Reputation: 11318
Quote:
Originally Posted by LordBalfor View Post
Because there are LEGAL issues involved - such as "who gets property upon the death of one partner" and "who is considered family at the hospital - and thus is allowed in for visits", "what is a person's tax status in regards to either filing as 'single' or 'married'" - all of those issues plus many many many more are tied to marriage.

Ken
Aside from the tax implication, you could argue that all other items could be handled by an attorney. I'm all for marriage equality while the government is in the marriage business, however, I would like to see them get out of it altogether.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 10-17-2014, 06:53 PM
 
Location: SE Arizona - FINALLY! :D
20,460 posts, read 26,323,407 times
Reputation: 7627
Quote:
Originally Posted by DetroitN8V View Post
Aside from the tax implication, you could argue that all other items could be handled by an attorney. I'm all for marriage equality while the government is in the marriage business, however, I would like to see them get out of it altogether.
It's not just government-related issues either. Things like car insurance rates are calculated based on marital status.

There are many implications.

Ken
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Arizona
Similar Threads
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top