Re: Haven't we had enough

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From: Lester S. Garrett
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 1996 00:00

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On 4 Nov 1996 17:19:56 GMT andrew@tagsys.com (Andrew Gideon) wrote in
az.general:

  > >  > . . .Anyway.. HR 3396 allows the states to decided for
  > >  > themselves whether homosexual partnerships should have
  > >  > the same legal standing as hetero sexual marriages.  


  > LG>You still don't get it.  
  > [...]

 
  > It is more than even you state, Lester.
  > 
  > In absence of the above mentioned bill, states were required to
  > recognize the marriages sanctioned by other states.  This bill
  > eliminates the requirement for that recognition.
  > 
  > This reduces the power of individual states to perform marriages
  > that are recognized throughout the nation.  

Point well taken, Andrew.  (Parenthetically, the legislation is
clearly unconstitutional:  Congressional legislation cannot override a
constitutional provision.  The appropriate path, as the sleazy
Republicans responsible for this sham know, is via Amendment.  That
said, it is but another illustration of their 10th Amendment
hypocrisy.)

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From: lsg@xroads.com (Lester S. Garrett)
Subject: Re: Haven't we had enough
Date: 1996/11/05
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