Fucking *&$^#~!!!!
Jul. 16th, 2004 11:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conuly
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0429/hirsch.php
So, hold on. They're going to give up on banning gay marriage EVERYWHERE, but they're now going to make it impossible to appeal against the DOMA (which means that a marriage in one state need not be recognized in another state if it happens to be between two men or two women)?
Evil. Pure evil. And either terribly short-sighted or maniacally clever. The precedent set is unthinkable. We have a constitutional right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. But if one or two laws like this get passed, how long before that right is diluted to nothingness? Precedent is a powerful thing.
So, hold on. They're going to give up on banning gay marriage EVERYWHERE, but they're now going to make it impossible to appeal against the DOMA (which means that a marriage in one state need not be recognized in another state if it happens to be between two men or two women)?
Evil. Pure evil. And either terribly short-sighted or maniacally clever. The precedent set is unthinkable. We have a constitutional right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. But if one or two laws like this get passed, how long before that right is diluted to nothingness? Precedent is a powerful thing.
