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Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages
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Texas' gay marriage ban may have banned all marriages | McClatchy
Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Houston lawyer and Democratic candidate for attorney general, says that a 22-word clause in a 2005 constitutional amendment designed to ban gay marriages erroneously endangers the legal status of all marriages in the state.
The amendment, approved by the Legislature and overwhelmingly ratified by voters, declares that "marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman." But the troublemaking phrase, as Radnofsky sees it, is Subsection B, which declares:
"This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage."
or in other words:
This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to the union of one man and one woman.
It's there plain as day. The unfortunate thing is that Texans won't be able to get married (even to their heterosexual partners) until the law is rewritten.
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How odd. I'm told gay marriage is a totally different thing from heterosexual marriage, so it should be impossible to accidentally ban one when you mean to ban the other. Or is it really just pointless discrimination?
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It appears that they got a little "overambitious" down there in Texas. 
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It's about time someone got around to banning marriage altogether.
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Originally Posted by smacintush 
It's about time someone got around to banning marriage altogether.
In a way, it's like taking a toy from two kids who are fighting over who gets to play with it. If they can't play nice, they don't get to play at all.
But in this case, for illogical reasons, one kid never got to play with the toy in the first place.
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State sanctioned marriage should be banned.
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"Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it."
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
State sanctioned marriage should be banned.
Are you saying that State banned marriage should be sanctioned ?
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Originally Posted by turtle777
Are you saying that State banned marriage should be sanctioned ?
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The state has no business being in the marriage, umm, business. Just setup civil unions, let everyone be able to get one, and call it a day.
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
State sanctioned marriage should be banned.
You're right, of course, and it may happen someday down the road, when people become enlightened enough to realize that the only reason the state gets involved is to collect taxes. It will also occur when more and more people realize the fairy tales they were fed as a child are just that, and there is no need for a religious marriage, as no one is coming to save them, and their forebears have been had. It's going to take a long time yet, but it will happen eventually.
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Originally Posted by OldManMac
You're right, of course, and it may happen someday down the road, when people become enlightened enough to realize that the only reason the state gets involved is to collect taxes. It will also occur when more and more people realize the fairy tales they were fed as a child are just that, and there is no need for a religious marriage, as no one is coming to save them, and their forebears have been had. It's going to take a long time yet, but it will happen eventually.
This ****ing record is broken, anyone have anything new? 
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Originally Posted by Shaddim
This ****ing record is broken, anyone have anything new?
Reality isn't always pleasant to digest is, it?
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Originally Posted by OldManMac
Reality isn't always pleasant to digest is, it?
Not when a person sees what you've been eating all these years.
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Actually, I ate from the same bowl of fairy tales as you apparently do, until relatively recently.
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Moved my comment out of this thread.
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Originally Posted by OldManMac
You're right, of course, and it may happen someday down the road, when people become enlightened enough to realize that the only reason the state gets involved is to collect taxes. It will also occur when more and more people realize the fairy tales they were fed as a child are just that, and there is no need for a religious marriage, as no one is coming to save them, and their forebears have been had. It's going to take a long time yet, but it will happen eventually.
Don't states collect less taxes on married couples?
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Originally Posted by Rumor
Don't states collect less taxes on married couples?
It depends on your situation and how you file. Basically, if one spouse makes significantly more money than the other, then it's possible to save money on taxes. If both make closer to the same amount you might actually end up paying more than if you filed separately (in which case each just pays individual taxes). There's other factors, of course, so the answer is really just: sometimes.
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Wonder how much money and time this is going to waste on something so clearly important.
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