Posted on 10/30/2014 12:10:32 PM PDT by mbarker12474
New York State Blesses 'Incest' Marriages Between Uncle, Niece
By Julia Marsh, New York Post October 29, 2014 | 5:39am ... state’s highest court ... toppled ... cultural taboo — legalizing... incest... uncle and niece... unanimous ruling.
... laws against “parent-child and brother-sister marriages... grounded... universal horror... no comparably strong objection... uncle-niece marriages,” ...
Judge Robert Smith... were lawful... until 1893 ...
... case ... Vietnamese citizen ... appealed a ruling ... immigration judge.
The judge... boot her from... United States... 2000 marriage ... mother’s half-brothe...
... ... “They’ve been married 14 years...
... language of the state’s domestic-relations law.
... statute ... “a marriage is incestuous and void ... An uncle and niece or an aunt and nephew.”
... ... ... equivalent of cousins marrying, which has been allowed in New York state...
...
... She sued the US Attorney General Eric Holder...
... ... take FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt... ...
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
2. In any event, the "yuck" argument is rendered moot by the equal protection claims used in several court decisions overturning state same-sex marriage bans.
If you go to your family reunion to meet women, you might be a Yankee.
Surprised this was outta NY and not West Virginia. HA!
Incrementalism.
Pedophilia and beastiality are next.
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were FIFTH cousins.
Poor child. His family tree doesn’t fork.
As if they don’t already have enough inbred idiots voting for democrats.
“Incrementalism.
Pedophilia and beastiality are next.”
Sadly enough, you are correct. Back in 2012 when Minnesota had an amendment on the ballot that would have clearly defined marriage, I made the same argument to a number of people - and was scoffed at.
I said “If we legalize gay marriage, what will come next? Trust me, I don’t think you want to go down that path.”
And with this ruling, we are slowly but surely headed in that direction.
These days you can have a half-uncle and half-aunt, and it’s the same person!
Now the folks in West Virginia can make jokes about marrying relatives about us NYers.
I think the the law was good and should have been upheld, but that is not the point.
What is far worse is that the court overturned the law based upon nothing except “we don’t think it should be illegal” and “they do it in Rhode Island”. That is NOT the role of the judiciary. If the law is a bad one the legislature should vote to repeal it and the governor should sign the bill into law.
It is infuriating that in NYS the courts are totally impotent when it comes to striking down clearly unconstitutional laws like the NY unSAFE Act or in restraining the general unconstitutional power grab by the executive branch, (that even left wing Democrats have criticized) but will strike down perfectly valid and properly passed laws, like this one, on a whim.
I never could understand why WV was made so much fun of in general, and then I moved and lived there for 4 years and found out, it's because it's true! Prior to living there, I wouldn't have said such things.
You’re right, of course. But until legislatures develop the will to start impeaching a few judges, this will only get worse.
Hey -- take it easy on West Virginia! I have a recently divorced friend from Bloody Matewan who was relieved to find that he and his ex were still legally cousins! Living the dream in the Free State of McDowell !
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.