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  • Proposition 8 Results

    I am shocked, apalled, & awakened! First of all, I am black and proud of it. Obama was equally elected for president of the USA by the will of the people. Now, there are only few folks who want to overturn the legal passaged of proposition 8 by an illegal act of force! Proposition was legally passed by the will of the people, for the ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by rich777 on November 9, 2008

  • Will CA same-sex marriages cross state lines?

    BookBeast: What I am wondering about is whether other states will recognize same-sex marriages performed in CA. ... I don't know whether ''marriage transfer'' between states is mandated by federal law or what. Or, if it is, whether that federal law will by intention, phrasing or some other loophole prevent same-sex couples married in California ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by RunTam on May 17, 2008

  • Re: A Marriage and the Slippery Slope

    The flow of logic of the argument is this: 1. Marriage, by its nature and history, is exclusively a binding of men and women. 2. In the U.S.A. (and we are only debating American marriages, since other countries have different morals, customs and contracts, bringing in these marriages would make our discussion unwieldy) a necessary cause, ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by IMKessel on July 4, 2007

  • A Marriage By Any Other Name

    The etymology of the word marriage traces back to religious ceremonies and texts; marriage has a long and established relationship with religion, hence, the word carries the denotation and connotation of being sanctified by religious institutions, such as the temple, mosque and church.. While many people are not aware of the words subtexts, they ...
    Posted to Jurisprudence by IMKessel on July 3, 2007