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To: Bulldaddy

“devestating blow to our culture we were dealt on Wednesday”

DOMA was enacted by Bill Clinton in 1996 and was struck down yesterday.

Gay marriage wasn’t exactly the law of the land before 1996.

The article is accurate in principle.


14 posted on 06/27/2013 4:19:05 AM PDT by BarnacleCenturion
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To: BarnacleCenturion

Here’s a big dose of reality from someone who knows what he’s talking about, unlike Ms. Loesch:

http://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/352114/worse-it-sounds-and-it-cannot-be-cabined-hadley-arkes


16 posted on 06/27/2013 4:25:26 AM PDT by Bulldaddy
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To: BarnacleCenturion

I wonder if a state legally defined the word “infant” to mean anyone under the age of 18, would 20 USC 33 apply to all minors in that state?

The words “married” and “spouse” had clear, specific meanings when federal laws were enacted. Do we really want to be able to bypass the legislative process and change the meaning and import of laws by simply changing the definition of words?


19 posted on 06/27/2013 4:36:55 AM PDT by mvpel (Michael Pelletier)
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