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In reply to the discussion: Bill Clinton: It's time to overturn DOMA [View all]JackBeck
(12,359 posts)9. If DOMA goes away
all you need to do is marry in a state with marriage equality and sue your home state (I'm sure Lambda Legal would represent pro bono) for violating your 14th Amendment rights.
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In my state being gay is a criminal offense and they just voted to keep it illegal. Kansas. n/t
RKP5637
Mar 2013
#40
For obvious reasons, since we are still in discovery, I won't go into too much detail.
JackBeck
Mar 2013
#15
Courageous of Clinton to call himself out for an error of judgment as well
alcibiades_mystery
Mar 2013
#3
I highly doubt they could have passed a constitutional amendment banning it in the 90's.
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2013
#16
Sure, I remember them throwing out a Surgeon General for suggesting masturbation might
AtheistCrusader
Mar 2013
#33
Evan Wolfson claims that no one was talking about a Constitutional amendment back in 1996.
JackBeck
Mar 2013
#49
Bill Clinton touted DOMA and encouraged Kerry to throw gays under the bus.
AtomicKitten
Mar 2013
#36
Discrimination is wrong... Glad that this is being addressed that this law creates a barrier to
midnight
Mar 2013
#38
Vy magnanimous of WJC, after destroying lives for 17 years, dontcha think???
blkmusclmachine
Mar 2013
#43