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To: sinkspur
Tenth Amendment: "Powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, and to the people"

But, what's Moore going to say when Massachusetts allows gay marriage, then goes to Alabama and demands that Alabama recognize the marriage?

Alabama can point out that acts repugnant to constitutional principles are void.. -- There is no delegated power to force political/religious marriage concepts upon other States.

Alabama will point to the Defense of Marriage Act, and, I predict, the Supreme Court will throw it out.

Then Alabama refuses to obey the USSC on the same grounds.

What would Moore do then, when his own state will be FORCED to accept gay marriages, even if they don't want to?

How would this 'enforcement' take place? Could the feds arrest the Government of Alabama?

It won't matter what Alabama decides. The 14th amendment will force Alabama to accept these gay marriages, even if they don't perform any themselves.

Ludicrous. The feds would cave as long as Alabama did not use their powers to violate the rights of individual Alabama or US citizens.

35 posted on 02/29/2004 3:04:01 PM PST by tpaine (I'm trying to be 'Mr Nice Guy', but the U.S. Constitution defines conservatism; - not the GOP. .)
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To: tpaine
Re; the gay marriage issue:

excellant reply!
38 posted on 02/29/2004 3:32:03 PM PST by FBD (...Please press 2 for English...for Espanol, please stay on the line...)
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