DOMA found unconstitutional by the First Circuit Court of Appeals

[Anonymous]

Discuss.

[Anonymous]

About time. Since conservatives have been saying they are for equal legal rights but not redefining marriage, I am hopeful that everyone agrees with this decision.

[Anonymous]

Good.

[Anonymous]

Why marriage has not yet been deemed unconstitutional is beyond me.
We are stil tackling "ona nation under god"...maybe some day.

[Anonymous]

In a lib state, no suprise

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why marriage has not yet been deemed unconstitutional is beyond me.
We are stil tackling "ona nation under god"...maybe some day.

Just to remind those who may not be aware of it, some of us remember when "under God" was not part of the Pledge. We were "One nation, with liberty and justice for all." That was an ideal to be proud of, and one that should not have been marred by the addition of a phrase that made some of us feel less entitled to liberty and justice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a lib state, no suprise

The state isn't relevant. This is a federal appellate court. The three judges were appointed by Reagan, GHWB, and Clinton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a lib state, no suprise

Someone flunked civics. This is federal court, moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In a lib state, no suprise

This is about as stupid as the time you blamed unions for that teacher and it turned out she was in a nonunion state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why marriage has not yet been deemed unconstitutional is beyond me.
We are stil tackling "ona nation under god"...maybe some day.

Just to remind those who may not be aware of it, some of us remember when "under God" was not part of the Pledge. We were "One nation, with liberty and justice for all." That was an ideal to be proud of, and one that should not have been marred by the addition of a phrase that made some of us feel less entitled to liberty and justice.

Was "indivisible" added with "under God" as well? I'm 40, and all I remember is "One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

[Anonymous]

Yay! Hopefully soon my friends can pay the marriage penalty tax like hubby and I.

[Anonymous]

Was "indivisible" added with "under God" as well? I'm 40, and all I remember is "One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

"Under God" was added in 1954. "Indivisible" was always there. What's really ironic and sad is that they added "under God" right next to "indivisible," when which god people worship, or whether they worship one at all, is one of the best ways of dividing a society.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why marriage has not yet been deemed unconstitutional is beyond me.
We are stil tackling "ona nation under god"...maybe some day.

Why do you think marriage is unconstitutional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Was "indivisible" added with "under God" as well? I'm 40, and all I remember is "One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

"Under God" was added in 1954. "Indivisible" was always there. What's really ironic and sad is that they added "under God" right next to "indivisible," when which god people worship, or whether they worship one at all, is one of the best ways of dividing a society.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pledge_of_Allegiance

Thanks for the correction. I was the one who made the comment about remembering the addition of "under God", and being old enough to remember it, I am also old enough to have a senior moment like forgetting indivisible. Our country seems so divided these days that it's hard to imagine it being called indivisible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why marriage has not yet been deemed unconstitutional is beyond me.
We are stil tackling "ona nation under god"...maybe some day.

Maybe someday you will move to a place that has values more akin to yours, like China or the U.S.S.R.