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R.I. to recognize gay unions performed in Mass.
MSNBC ^
| February 21, 2007
Posted on 02/21/2007 4:03:42 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
State’s attorney general says there’s no reason to deny them recognition.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch says his state should recognize the gay marriages of state employees performed in Massachusetts.
A letter dated yesterday from Lynch says Rhode Island prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and also extends benefits such as health insurance to domestic partners of state employees.
And because there’s no Rhode Island law banning gay marriage — Lynch says there’s no reason to deny recognition of same-sex unions performed in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts is the only state where gay marriage is legal.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Massachusetts; US: Rhode Island
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So it begins...
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I think everyone recognizes gay unions as "gay".
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:07:02 PM PST
by
marron
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch says his state should recognize the gay marriages of state employees performed in Massachusetts.As opposed to not recognizing gay marriages of non-state employees???
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:18:04 PM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: marron
The UTBU (United Turd Burglers Union)
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:18:49 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch says his state should recognize the gay marriages of state employees performed in Massachusetts. The plague is trying to spread across state lines.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
RI being a "stoolie" for MA ??
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:32:01 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: xcamel
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:39:46 PM PST
by
Islander7
("Show me an honest politician and I will show you a case of mistaken identity.")
To: xcamel
That's the general "thrust" of it.
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:40:14 PM PST
by
cripplecreek
(Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
You mean THIS Fairy Tale does not end with "..And they lived happily ever after."?
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:41:05 PM PST
by
Gorzaloon
(Global Warming: A New Kind Of Scientology for the Rest Of Us.)
To: cripplecreek; Islander7
You really want to "light the fuse" and then be able to get far enough away to observe the blast without getting hit with the shrapnel - call one a "Stool Pigeon"
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posted on
02/21/2007 4:45:34 PM PST
by
xcamel
(Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
also extends benefits
The article doesn't say....but would the 'spouse' of a gay employee now be entitled to the pension benefits of that employee? If so, I bet their actuaries are busy right now.
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posted on
02/21/2007 5:51:06 PM PST
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Maybe we here in Georgia can recognize gay unions performed in Massachusetts. After they satisfy the 98 year residency requirement, in Massachusetts!
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posted on
02/21/2007 6:46:44 PM PST
by
Wally_Kalbacken
(Seldom right but never in doubt)
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