On 2/14/2014 12:07 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/14/14, 11:10 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:52:29 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 2/14/14, 9:45 AM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:40:54 -0500, HanK wrote:

On 2/14/2014 7:25 AM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
Federal Judge Overturns Virginia’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban

By ERIK ECKHOLMFEB. 14, 2014
NY Times


A federal judge on Thursday evening declared that Virginia’s ban on
same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, in the strongest legal
reversal
yet of restrictive marriage amendments that exist throughout the
South.

“Our Constitution declares that ‘all men’ are created equal,” wrote
Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen of United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia, in Norfolk. “Surely this means all
of us.”

The ruling, which overturned a constitutional amendment adopted by
Virginia voters in 2006 as well as previous laws, also said that
Virginia must respect same-sex marriages that were carried out
legally
in other states.

But opponents of same-sex marriage have vowed to appeal the
decision to
the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in
Richmond,
and Judge Wright Allen stayed the execution of Thursday’s ruling
pending
the appeal.

This week, a federal judge in Kentucky ruled that the state must
honor
same-sex marriages legally performed in other states, but the
ruling did
not address Kentucky’s own ban on such marriages.

If the Court of Appeals upholds Thursday’s decision, the
repercussions
in the South could be wide. Similar amendments limiting marriage to a
man and a woman would most likely be voided in other states of the
Fourth Circuit, including North Carolina, South Carolina and West
Virginia. (Maryland, the fifth member, approved same-sex marriage
in 2012.)
Why is this important to you above most all other current event?

Any state trying to preserve the normal marriage is screwed up.

Perhaps you can explain how extending marriage rights to gays impacts
what you believe is "normal" marriage.

The union of two men or two women or two transsexuals or same-sex
transvestites, or whatever, can
only *help* those folks in a normal marriage. Population reduction
would be a good thing. Reduced
population would reduce the global warming trend, school crowding,
welfare to families with
dependant children, and on and on. The 'Same Sex Union Tax Credit'
(SSUTC) is a great idea!



You seem to forget Virginia's long and sordid history of interference in
privacy rights and marriages. Do you recall Loving v. Virginia? In that
case, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated your state's prohibition
against interracial marriage. Your last governor wanted to subject women
who wanted abortions to ultrasound probes.

Backwards.

Can't get enough traction with gay rights. Change the topic to racism,
your favorite topic. That always works. Eh Krausie.