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In reply to the discussion: Defense gets pounded by Supreme Court Justices [View all]BlueCheese
(2,522 posts)12. Explain-- you don't think they'll rule the right way on this?
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if the effects are "unknown", then we cannot know that they are harmful. logic apparently
niyad
Mar 2013
#1
I keep trying to figure out how such braindead types manage to function at any level.
niyad
Mar 2013
#4
and the wedding industry will make a few more dollars, possibly creating jobs. wouldn't this be
niyad
Mar 2013
#6
if the effects are "unknown", then we cannot know that they are harmful. logic apparently
AlbertCat
Mar 2013
#43
And as soon as their offspring attain majority their marriages should be disolved.
bluedigger
Mar 2013
#14
There should be fertility tests for both partners as part of the marriage application process as wel
AlbertCat
Mar 2013
#51
Excellent argument, but it would probably fly right over the mouth breather's heads.
sarge43
Mar 2013
#100
Could it be that the Supreme Court will once again lead the way on civil rights?
SoonerPride
Mar 2013
#11
They would have a hard time keeping you from marraige in OK then, when California loses.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2013
#19
My feeling is that DOMA is dead for two reasons; the Fourteenth Amendment and Loving vs Virginia.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2013
#87
Unfortunately, the courts often do seem to find a way to weasel out of tough spots...
BlueCheese
Mar 2013
#32
It was my belief that the USSC does not hear cases filed by those with no standing.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2013
#66
an early happy 10th anniversary to a beautiful couple, and wishing you many, many more.
niyad
Mar 2013
#73
The Supreme Court really has a chance to make history here and do the right thing.
Nye Bevan
Mar 2013
#17
So...should everyone be tested for fertility before a marriage license is issued? Should
LoisB
Mar 2013
#20
welcome to DU--that is what one of my friends says--they have the right to be as miserable
niyad
Mar 2013
#74
This guy actually got a degree? That is the most asinine statement I've ever read.
Ikonoklast
Mar 2013
#84
Even the procreation "logic" is better than whatever reasoning led Roberts to make that idiotic
NYC Liberal
Mar 2013
#85
Does that mean that people who can't, or choose not to, have children are barred from marriage?
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2013
#71