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Texas may have banned all marriages...

Nov 19, 2009#1

elph

... Oops

http://www.miamiherald.com/692/story/1340136.html

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.\"

Nov 19, 2009#2

SpecialKO

:jaw:

Nov 19, 2009#3

Null

Good one.

Nov 19, 2009#4

Krisken

Not happy with acting superior, they ended up boning themselves. Nice.

Nov 19, 2009#5

AshburnerX

Let's hope they don't fix it by Tax season... then they'll all have to file separately and get fucked in taxes.

Nov 19, 2009#6

Iaculus

AshburnerX said:
Let's hope they don't fix it by Tax season... then they'll all have to file separately and get fucked in taxes.

Ooh - think that might have been the intent?

Anything for the fundraisin', right? :devil:

Nov 19, 2009#7

Espy

Whoops.

Nov 19, 2009#8

Soliloquy

Since they define marriage with the whole man-woman thing, and then say it's not allowed to be recognized, could this possibly be interpreted as saying that the only unions that the state is allowed to recognize are homosexual ones?

Nov 19, 2009#9

sixpackshaker

Texas Taxes don't matter anywho, we only pay property and sales tax.

I think that will get interpreted as being nothing new that would be like marriage.

Nov 20, 2009#10

Green_Lantern

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
*breaths
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Nov 20, 2009#11

makare

I see what they are saying but it says "identical to marriage" which would mean that marriage is a separate thing being used as a comparison. It wouldn't endanger marriage as defined as man or woman only institutions that are identical or similar to it.

It is funny though.

Nov 20, 2009#12

Tinwhistler

That's basically what I told Callistarya when we talked about it. When judging these things, judges also often take the will of judiciary into account when adjudicating ambiguous wording. I don't think that marriage, as in institution, has anything to worry about unless a case comes before a real hard-ass pro-gay-marriage judge.

Even then, I imagine any ruling that actually invalidates marriage would be overturned on appeal.

Nov 20, 2009#13

makare

Tinwhistler said:
That's basically what I told Callistarya when we talked about it. When judging these things, judges also often take the will of judiciary into account when adjudicating ambiguous wording. I don't think that marriage, as in institution, has anything to worry about unless a case comes before a real hard-ass pro-gay-marriage judge.

Even then, I imagine any ruling that actually invalidates marriage would be overturned on appeal.

I figure you meant legislature not the judiciary but I didnt want to confuse other people.

Nov 20, 2009#14

Silver Jelly

I'd like to see that happen, some place that bans marriage, just to see the reactions of the world. Is that my inner science fiction fan hoping to see interesting "what if"s or my inner /b/tard hoping for Lulz?

Nov 20, 2009#15

Tinwhistler

makare1;303104][quote=Tinwhistler said:
That's basically what I told Callistarya when we talked about it. When judging these things, judges also often take the will of judiciary into account when adjudicating ambiguous wording. I don't think that marriage, as in institution, has anything to worry about unless a case comes before a real hard-ass pro-gay-marriage judge.

Even then, I imagine any ruling that actually invalidates marriage would be overturned on appeal.

I figure you meant legislature not the judiciary but I didnt want to confuse other people.[/QUOTE]

Whoops..yeah, that's what i meant. Usually I can get in an correct that kind of stuff before someone calls me on it

Nov 20, 2009#16

DarkAudit

Oh pleasepleasepleaseplease Texas. PLEASE secede. You so deserve yourselves and the mess you've made of things.

Nov 20, 2009#17

Dave

You just want West Virginia to become the New Texas.

Nov 20, 2009#18

GasBandit

DarkAudit said:
Oh pleasepleasepleaseplease Texas. PLEASE secede. You so deserve yourselves and the mess you've made of things.

Nov 20, 2009#19

Green_Lantern

GasBandit;303227][quote=DarkAudit said:
Oh pleasepleasepleaseplease Texas. PLEASE secede. You so deserve yourselves and the mess you've made of things.

[/QUOTE]

given the subject of discussion is hard to tell if you are agreeing or not

Nov 20, 2009#20

GasBandit

Green_Lantern said:
given the subject of discussion is hard to tell if you are agreeing or not

Any time Texas is mentioned, he goes off the deep end begging that they secede.

I could have sworn this came up in another thread, but I'll repeat it here: I, for one, enthusiastically endorse this interpretation of Texas marriage law, and I can't wait to bring it up with the missus.

Nov 20, 2009#21

Chibibar

lol. While any other time I might want to agree, but right now I'm in the middle of refinancing my home, this can cause some problem

Nov 20, 2009#22

Null

Chibibar said:
lol. While any other time I might want to agree, but right now I'm in the middle of refinancing my home, this can cause some problem

So, Bar, does this legal snafu mean you're temporarily single? Are you going to take advantage of that opportunity? *laugh*

Nov 20, 2009#23

DarkAudit

GasBandit;303247][quote=Green_Lantern said:
given the subject of discussion is hard to tell if you are agreeing or not

Nov 20, 2009#24

Chibibar

Lying Bastard;303259][quote=Chibibar said:
lol. While any other time I might want to agree, but right now I'm in the middle of refinancing my home, this can cause some problem

So, Bar, does this legal snafu mean you're temporarily single? Are you going to take advantage of that opportunity? *laugh*[/QUOTE]

lol. Well, I always flirt with other women while my wife is around. She is pretty cool about it.

Nov 20, 2009#25

bhamv3

Wait... does this mean your wife is technically single now too?

(KIDDING, kidding, please don't kill me, I know you Texans have guns...)

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