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JackBeck

(12,359 posts)
9. If DOMA goes away
Thu Mar 7, 2013, 09:50 PM
Mar 2013

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.

Good for him dsc Mar 2013 #1
I have a feeling this is going to help. A lot. JackBeck Mar 2013 #2
I am cautiously optimistic dsc Mar 2013 #4
The key is if they rule that LGBT people are subjected to discrimination JackBeck Mar 2013 #5
I don't know dsc Mar 2013 #7
If DOMA goes away JackBeck Mar 2013 #9
my state offers no rights at all dsc Mar 2013 #10
Everything is pure speculation at this point. JackBeck Mar 2013 #12
In my state being gay is a criminal offense and they just voted to keep it illegal. Kansas. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #40
Unfortunately, it is not that easy. Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #13
For obvious reasons, since we are still in discovery, I won't go into too much detail. JackBeck Mar 2013 #15
We tried to get them involved from the beginning - Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #18
Courageous of Clinton to call himself out for an error of judgment as well alcibiades_mystery Mar 2013 #3
Did he file an amicus brief with the court? blueclown Mar 2013 #6
This - Ms. Toad Mar 2013 #8
And to bring Ricky Ray Rector back to life (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #11
DOMA is an obscene thing that never should of been passed. Nika Mar 2013 #14
+1, n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #41
I highly doubt they could have passed a constitutional amendment banning it in the 90's. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #16
Do you at least accept his apology? Lordquinton Mar 2013 #20
I'm not the target audience of the apology. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #22
How about how he admitted his wrong doing? Lordquinton Mar 2013 #23
I have to consider that AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #34
The road to hell is paved with good intentions Lordquinton Mar 2013 #46
Were you old enough to be around in the 90s? Beacool Mar 2013 #30
Sure, I remember them throwing out a Surgeon General for suggesting masturbation might AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #33
I remember the push to pass the amendment. Beacool Mar 2013 #35
I am very glad to see this. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #17
Never looked at it like that... Agschmid Mar 2013 #21
It was about reelection and his LGBT advisor at the time agrees. JackBeck Mar 2013 #25
I urge everyone to read the whole article. DURHAM D Mar 2013 #29
You are engaging and aiding in Clinton revisionist history. JackBeck Mar 2013 #42
+1 for President Clinton's support Politicub Mar 2013 #19
Kick! Heidi Mar 2013 #24
Then why did he sign it in the first place? Myrina Mar 2013 #26
The threat of a Constitutional amendment was huge back then. Jamastiene Mar 2013 #28
Agree. DOMA was the lesser of two evils. nt DURHAM D Mar 2013 #31
Evan Wolfson claims that no one was talking about a Constitutional amendment back in 1996. JackBeck Mar 2013 #49
+1 to President Bill and Hillary Clinton and President Obama graham4anything Mar 2013 #27
Thank you for saying it, president Clinton. Beacool Mar 2013 #32
Bill Clinton touted DOMA and encouraged Kerry to throw gays under the bus. AtomicKitten Mar 2013 #36
Yup. Interesting that nobody in GLBT has yet started a thread closeupready Mar 2013 #37
Discrimination is wrong... Glad that this is being addressed that this law creates a barrier to midnight Mar 2013 #38
K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! K&R !!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2013 #39
Vy magnanimous of WJC, after destroying lives for 17 years, dontcha think??? blkmusclmachine Mar 2013 #43
Better late than never, I suppose. Laelth Mar 2013 #44
An "I admit I was wrong to ever sign the damn thing" would help, too. Ken Burch Mar 2013 #45
It is long past time to overturn this piece of election-year pandering. hughee99 Mar 2013 #47
Elizabeth Birch, former head of Human Rights Campaign: JackBeck Mar 2013 #48
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