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The SC striking down a key provision of DOMA, means that states that allow gay marriage can have their married gay couples receive federal benefits.
Aren't conservatives for state's rights?
If you go by Scalia's definition of being a "strict constructionist", it is a simple matter of reading the 14th Amendment clause of equal protection. But Scalia being Scalia often lets his religious bigotry get in the way of his decisions, the height of judicial activism.
If you go by Scalia's definition of being a "strict constrictionist", it is a simple matter of reading the 14th Amendment clause of equal protection. But Scalia being Scalia often lets his religious bigotry get in the way of his decisions, the height of judicial activism.
I don't even know if it's a religious thing with him. The guy is simply a complete a-hole. Have you read any of his dissents? Holy crap. We're dealing with an extremely mean and angry man.
I don't even know if it's a religious thing with him. The guy is simply a complete a-hole. Have you read any of his dissents? Holy crap. We're dealing with an extremely mean and angry man.
Not sure why this man doesn't suffer from a heart attack/arterial blockage, etc. He's so angry all of the time.
The SC striking down a key provision of DOMA, means that states that allow gay marriage can have their married gay couples receive federal benefits.
Aren't conservatives for state's rights?
Conservatives support cetain state's rights, but only if they match up with their overall agenda. Banning abortion is OK
Disenfranchising minority voters is OK
Gay marriage not OK
Medical marijuana not OK
Drivers licenses for Dreamers not OK
DOMA was specifically designed to preempt state's rights when it came to defining marriage. It was a direct reaction to Hawaii allowing same sex marrigage and the social conservatives all came down with a collective case of the vapors.
Conservatives support cetain state's rights, but only if they match up with their overall agenda. Banning abortion is OK
Disenfranchising minority voters is OK
Gay marriage not OK
Medical marijuana not OK
Drivers licenses for Dreamers not OK
DOMA was specifically designed to preempt state's rights when it came to defining marriage. It was a direct reaction to Hawaii allowing same sex marrigage and the social conservatives all came down with a collective case of the vapors.
Social Conservatives like Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and 2/3rd of the Democrats in the House and Senate in 1996 -- I suppose they may be social conservatives by 2013 standards.
Some conservatives (such as me) don't think the federal government has any role in defining what marriage is or isn't. So I think DOMA should have never existed and the SCOTUS ruling was correct.
Because I don't think marriage is a federal issue, the 14th Amendment shouldn't apply. If marriage itself were not protected by the Constitution, then "equal protection" is not an issue. If marriage is not a federal issue, it shouldn't be in the tax code. It shouldn't matter to the feds what states do or don't do about marriage. Traditional marriage related issues such as inheritance could and should be handled purely as civil matters.
Some conservatives (such as me) don't think the federal government has any role in defining what marriage is or isn't. So I think DOMA should have never existed and the SCOTUS ruling was correct.
Because I don't think marriage is a federal issue, the 14th Amendment shouldn't apply. If marriage itself were not protected by the Constitution, then "equal protection" is not an issue. If marriage is not a federal issue, it shouldn't be in the tax code. It shouldn't matter to the feds what states do or don't do about marriage. Traditional marriage related issues such as inheritance could and should be handled purely as civil matters.
Republicans are not necessarily conservatives.
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