“You mean we could have gotten married in Texas where they have a get-out-of-hell-free law?”
An example of what happens when politicians meddle in things they have no business in.
Texans: Are you really married? Maybe not.
Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state.
The amendment, approved by the Texas Legislature and overwhelmingly ratified by Texas voters, declares that “marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman.” But the trouble-making phrase, as Radnofsky sees it, is Subsection B, which declares: “This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.”
Architects of the amendment included the clause to ban same-sex civil unions and domestic partnerships. But Radnofsky, who was a member of the powerhouse Vinson & Elkins law firm in Houston for 27 years until retiring in 2006, says the wording of Subsection B effectively “eliminates marriage in Texas,” including common-law marriages.
[...A]nother constitutional amendment may be necessary to reverse the problem.
#20 Sigh… same tired old discredited arguments. But you haven’t answered the question: How does gay marriage harm straight marriage? Such a simple question. But no anti-gay marriage person has been able to answer it. I wonder why.
#21, Phydeau,
You make great arguments my friend and I admire your intellect, wit, and debating skills. Unfortunately though, I think you are wasting time asking an idiot why he hates. Bigots hate solely because they do, no rational required.
I also admire your patience dealing with room temperature IQ types.
Thanks, Mr. F. – Your dependence on simple ad hominem is sure confirmation that truth irritates the hell out of you.
2Phydeau. So “Then they came for me” is your version of fresh, trustworthy argument, huh?
You’re on the road to understanding if you first ask yourself how giving everyone an Olympic gold medal can harm or devalue those who really deserve and qualify for it. The marriage qualification being membership in a one billion year “institution,” called sexual reproduction. (Or close enough for government work.)
As always, glad to enlighten.
Back to Mr. F: Gee, RBG, you sure are swell. Such scintillating, skillful and unassailable arguments. No doubt you are handsome and kind to small animals too.
RBG
#23, RBG,
Gee, RBG, you sure are swell. Such scintillating, skillful and unassailable arguments. No doubt you are handsome and kind to small animals too.
And a legend in your own mind.