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To: 2ndDivisionVet
“[U]nder the Constitution, the regulation and control of marital and family relationships are reserved to the States.”

Even though SCOTUS said this, I'm going to disagree. Article 1, Section 8 specifically authorized Congress to set standards for 'weights and measures'. 'Measures' has always been recognized to include legal definitions to ensure consistent application. As long as marriage is a legally recognized contract, defining it falls under that.

4 posted on 03/21/2013 4:06:58 PM PDT by mnehring
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To: mnehring
Bump! Nice argument.

Still think DOMA needs to be raised to an amendment, though, otherwise the Enemy will succeed, with pervs already on the Court and ready to drop the gavel on the 97% heterosexual majority.

48 posted on 03/22/2013 3:45:16 PM PDT by lentulusgracchus
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