Stop me if you’ve heard this before: Gay marriage is not legal! You can’t force me to accept gay marriage, that’s a violation of my Constitutional rights! I have the right to associate or not and I don’t want to associate with those people! I’m certain you have heard those or similar comments at some… Continue reading
Posts Tagged → Defense of Marriage Act
Who Let Justice Scalia Out Again?
Justice Scalia is a brilliant man and no one can argue with that. But, he holds some rather antiquated viewpoints and he is not quiet about expressing those views. Last week, Justice Scalia spoke to a group of people in Montana: In an apparent reference to the court’s recent decisions on gay marriage and benefits… Continue reading
Tolerance
Tolerance: a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own; freedom from bigotry. I think that is a fair and widely accepted definition of tolerance. Nowhere in that definition is any mention of having to accept a differing viewpoint. Tolerance is simply acknowledging the right… Continue reading
The Power Reserved to the Several States
The Supreme Court of the United States, as you’ve no doubt heard by now, ruled a key section of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional and ruled only on procedural grounds on California’s Proposition 8 case thus leaving marriage equality to the several states. While I do not necessarily agree that we should be leaving… Continue reading
Gay Couples Pay More in Taxes
When a married couple files jointly, there are deductions available to them that are unavailable to people filing as a single. It also saves money as a couple filing jointly only has to prepare one return instead of two. Gay marriage is legal in nine states and the District of Columbia. MarketWatch discusses this issue: Much… Continue reading