Are Preexisting Marriages Licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Valid?

self/vanity | November 19, 2003 | Jim Noble

[Jim Noble]

The Goodrich decision has more to it than meets the eye.

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the majority opinion, "took note" of what marriage is.

Except that the existing laws of Massachusetts and every other state were passed under the assumption that marriage was something else entirely.

The SJC used its judicial notice to rule that the marriage law of Massachusetts was invalid, because it did not conform to the Court's (and so far only the Court's) definition of what marriage really is.

So, the question immediately arises, are marriages licensed by the State under its invalid marriage statute valid, legal marriages?

Is anyone in Massachusetts married?

[Ff--150]

Royalty (justices) are closer to God than commoners or the Constitution--therefore above both...

[knarf]

"So, the question immediately arises, are marriages licensed by the State under its invalid marriage statute valid, legal marriages?"

Boy, Oh boy, you've done it now, Jim.

My guess is ...

"It's the .... I mean, the law as stated .... Er, .... When Massachusetts wrote it's Constitution the thought was ..... Um ...

Look, stop asking all of these questions. "We (the queers) have got what we wanted and you straights can go f#### yourselves. WE do."

Or something like that.

Bawny Fwank is eerily silent these days, eh?

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

the question immediately arises, are marriages licensed by the State under its invalid marriage statute valid, legal marriages?

Just shut up and pay your taxes.

[Ole Okie]

Let's see.

Where does that leave Edward Moore Kennedy?

And the French looking, Viet Nam Veteran John Fitzgerald Heinz?