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To: Luis Gonzalez
What's your point? (You linked me to a critique of the DMA.)
121 posted on 02/13/2004 12:48:54 PM PST by DWPittelli
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To: DWPittelli
That critique of the DMA contains some rather interesting information, especially the part about how the full faith and credit clause does not hold up 100% of the time hen it comes to the issue of marriage.

That's their Achilles Heel.

"Despite the basic rule that a marriage valid where contracted is valid everywhere, the courts and validation statutes have universally recognized a number of exceptions, which may be condensed and simply stated as follows: A marriage valid where contracted will nevertheless not be recognized as valid in the forum state if such recognition would be contrary to a strong public policy of the forum state."

BINGO!

Thirty-seven States with DMA's in place, eight States working on Amending their State's constitution to define marriage as one woman, one man.

If the people of California, Massachusetts, Vermont, or Hawaii wish to allow same sex marriages, that's their constitutional right, but they can't shove it down the collective throats of the remaining States.

243 posted on 02/13/2004 10:07:20 PM PST by Luis Gonzalez (The Gift Is To See The Trout.)
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