Gay marriage legal in Massachusetts

[Wag]

Boston.com story

Surprised nobody else posted this. Big news, big news indeed. First state in the nation- in 180 days state marriage licenses (not just civil union like it VT) will be handed out to gay couples if they request it and there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it. The only way to get rid of this is to amend the state constitution, and that won't be able to happen until at least 2006.

This is a big surprise because the Ma Supreme Court is considered rather conservative.

 

[Doboji]

I think it's about frigging time... consenting adults should be able to enter into the binding legal marriage contract regardless of sex, race or creed.

-Max

 

[BeauJangles]

First state in the nation

What about Vermont and Hawaii? Nevertheless, it is a big victory for gay rights. However, the ruling DOESN'T necessarily mean that marriage certificates will be handed out in 180 days. The ruling simply states that the legislature (which is very conservative) has to resolve the issue.

 

[Insane3D]

OMG!!! OH NO! AIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! NOOOOOO!O!OO!O!!!!

:Q



We are going to have all these gay married people turning all of our children gay!! :| Please...think of the children!!

 

[Wag]

Vermont and Hawaii are Civil Union, not marriage license.

Local news is covering this in detail here- Yes, it does indeed mean that licenses will have to be handed out in 180, and the only thing the legislature can do right now is clean-up the wording, but until an amendment is passed, they can't be denied.

It will be interesting to see how business like insurance companies handle this for the 2yrs or so it remains in effect.

 

[gistech1978]

yeah i have been waiting for hawaii and vermont to have burning sulfur rained down upon them.
now massachusetts too or NEW SODOM; as i will now refer to it.

 

[alchemize]

I'm fascinated that this can be happening in a dictatorial fascist regime granted by the supreme coup teetering on the brink of depression and civil war.

Perhaps it is all a neo-con ploy to distract the liberals and wal-mart employees.

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: alchemize
I'm fascinated that this can be happening in a dictatorial fascist regime granted by the supreme coup teetering on the brink of depression and civil war.

Perhaps it is all a neo-con ploy to distract the liberals and wal-mart employees.

wtf are you talking about?

 

[Wag]

I dunno, maybe he thinks the Mass Judicial Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the USA?

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: alchemize
I'm fascinated that this can be happening in a dictatorial fascist regime granted by the supreme coup teetering on the brink of depression and civil war.

Perhaps it is all a neo-con ploy to distract the liberals and wal-mart employees.

wtf are you talking about?

Don't read this forum much, do you

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: alchemize

Originally posted by: BlinderBomber

Originally posted by: alchemize
I'm fascinated that this can be happening in a dictatorial fascist regime granted by the supreme coup teetering on the brink of depression and civil war.

Perhaps it is all a neo-con ploy to distract the liberals and wal-mart employees.

wtf are you talking about?

Don't read this forum much, do you

My sarcasm meter must be a bit off today

 

[Genesys]

Originally posted by: alchemize
I'm fascinated that this can be happening in a dictatorial fascist regime granted by the supreme coup teetering on the brink of depression and civil war.

Perhaps it is all a neo-con ploy to distract the liberals and wal-mart employees.

go lookup what a fascist is, then read a definition of facism, then read it again to make absolutely sure you understand it, then come back and dont make any more stupid posts like that.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: Genesys

Originally posted by: alchemize
I'm fascinated that this can be happening in a dictatorial fascist regime granted by the supreme coup teetering on the brink of depression and civil war.

Perhaps it is all a neo-con ploy to distract the liberals and wal-mart employees.

go lookup what a fascist is, then read a definition of facism, then read it again to make absolutely sure you understand it, then come back and dont make any more stupid posts like that.

LOL I'm getting too dang good at this...

Genesys your sarcasm meter is broken just like BB's

 

[DealMonkey]

Serves you right Alchemize you smart ass

Anyway, this IS an interesting development. And once a gay couple gets married in MASS, all the other states will HAVE to recognize it as a legal marriage despite their own laws regarding marriage.....

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Serves you right Alchemize you smart ass

Anyway, this IS an interesting development. And once a gay couple gets married in MASS, all the other states will HAVE to recognize it as a legal marriage despite their own laws regarding marriage.....

HaHa.....that is going to piss Mississippi and Alabama off something fierce.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Serves you right Alchemize you smart ass

Anyway, this IS an interesting development. And once a gay couple gets married in MASS, all the other states will HAVE to recognize it as a legal marriage despite their own laws regarding marriage.....

Actually I don't think they have to. I dare say that it will not be "valid" if the "couple" moved to a state that did not recognize gay marriage. But it will cause problems with Corporations that have a presence in Mass but don't have Insurance policies for gay "unions" or "marriages". The tax situation will be a mess for a while as long as it having atleast a minor ripple in the Corporate healthcare area.

CkG

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Serves you right Alchemize you smart ass

Anyway, this IS an interesting development. And once a gay couple gets married in MASS, all the other states will HAVE to recognize it as a legal marriage despite their own laws regarding marriage.....

Actually I don't think they have to. I dare say that it will not be "valid" if the "couple" moved to a state that did not recognize gay marriage. But it will cause problems with Corporations that have a presence in Mass but don't have Insurance policies for gay "unions" or "marriages". The tax situation will be a mess for a while as long as it having atleast a minor ripple in the Corporate healthcare area.

CkG

No Cad, it's a constitutional requirement that states must recognize legal contracts in other states.

 

[Wag]

This makes me wonder how many Insurance companies will drop Mass altogether?

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Serves you right Alchemize you smart ass

Anyway, this IS an interesting development. And once a gay couple gets married in MASS, all the other states will HAVE to recognize it as a legal marriage despite their own laws regarding marriage.....

Actually I don't think they have to. I dare say that it will not be "valid" if the "couple" moved to a state that did not recognize gay marriage. But it will cause problems with Corporations that have a presence in Mass but don't have Insurance policies for gay "unions" or "marriages". The tax situation will be a mess for a while as long as it having atleast a minor ripple in the Corporate healthcare area.

CkG

No Cad, it's a constitutional requirement that states must recognize legal contracts in other states.

One Word that means 4.

DOMA

CkG

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: DealMonkey
Serves you right Alchemize you smart ass

Anyway, this IS an interesting development. And once a gay couple gets married in MASS, all the other states will HAVE to recognize it as a legal marriage despite their own laws regarding marriage.....

Actually I don't think they have to. I dare say that it will not be "valid" if the "couple" moved to a state that did not recognize gay marriage. But it will cause problems with Corporations that have a presence in Mass but don't have Insurance policies for gay "unions" or "marriages". The tax situation will be a mess for a while as long as it having atleast a minor ripple in the Corporate healthcare area.

CkG

No Cad, it's a constitutional requirement that states must recognize legal contracts in other states.

It is not, the marriages will not be valid in other states. When vermont first had civial unions people from other states would come to vermont to get married and then leave. The people that did that can not get a devorce because to file for devorce in vermont you must be a resident and other states don't recogizes the people as married.

 

[Zipp]

I heard on the radio that Gov. Mitt Romney will be fighting to stop this before the ruling actually goes into effect....Go Mitt!!!

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
One Word that means 4.

DOMA

CkG

Huh?

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: DealMonkey

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY
One Word that means 4.

DOMA

CkG

Huh?

DOMA = 4 words
Defense of _______ ___ signed by one William Jefferson Clinton in 1996

CkG

 

[Wag]

Actually, Mitt was told by someone who knows about things like Mass Law that State Supreme Court decisions can't be overruled by the Gov.

He's trying now to get gay marriage to have a different classification. Good luck to him.

 

[Wheezer]

I have heard it was a narrow margin something like 3-4. So basically one person decided for an entire state, or depending if other states are forced to recognize a gay marriage, an entire country what is right and wrong. I would think that something of this magnitude, would have been put to the people of that state to vote on. just my opinion.