As a result of this, the Republican Congress drafted into its “Contract with America” a small but noteworthy provision entitled “The Defense of Marriage Act”. The bill was pushed through Congress by House majority leader Dick Armey, DOMA was passed by the Senate on September 10, 1996 by a vote of 85-14. the various states and federal government to decide whether same sex marriages should be recognized within their respective jurisdictions.

The Defense of Marriage Act states that, no state need give effect to a marriage recognized by another state if the marriage involves two people of the same sex, allowing the various states and federal government to decide whether same sex marriages should be recognized within their respective jurisdictions.

The Defense of Marriage Act is just a scapegoat for rightwing conservatives to justify their religious and moral beliefs, and to try and inflict their ideals upon Americans. Why are we as A

And on the left side... (Imagine this scenario If you will) Two people fall in love and want to get married, but there gay and the current laws in US will not allow same-sex marriages. They have been together for several years, and are completely committed to one another. Their love for each other is strong enough to bind them together, because they know love is strongest bond that any two people can hold. A meaningless legal document or being socially accepted in society won’t make them love each other more. Their love is stronger than prejudices, it’s stronger than a piece of paper that condones marriage, and it’s stronger than any conflicting religious beliefs that might demoralize their decency. But there’s only one problem. Because of the DOMA Act, they can’t establish any type of credit or financial future together, thus leaving them with a bit of a whole in their wallet. In addition being economically deprived, the list discussed above is a plethora of different rights that they are not creditable for simply because of their sexual preference.

A wall has been built, dividing our “equal” people into to sections depending on their sexual preference. On the right side of the wall you have a happy little couple, just married. Eligible for many benefits that a “socially, politically accepted marriage” can receive. Like… ( bare with me the list is long), Accidental death benefit for the surviving spouse of a government employee; Appointment as guardian of a minor; Award of child custody in divorce proceedings; Beneficial owner status of corporate securities; Bill of rights benefits for victims and witnesses; Burial of service member’s dependents; Certificates of occupation; Consent to post-mortem examination; Continuation of rights under; Payment of wages to a relative of deceased employee; Payment of worker’s compensation benefits after death; Permission to make arrangements for burial or cremation; Proof of business partnership; Public assistance from the department of Human Services; Qualification at a faculty for the elderly; Real property exemption existing homestead leases; Control, division, acquisition, and disposition of community property; Criminal injuries compensation; Death benefit for surviving spouse for government employee, Disclosure of vital statistics records; Division of property after dissolution of marriage; Eligibility for housing opportunity allowance program of the Housing, Finance and Development Corporation; Exemption from claims of Department of Human Services for social services payments, financial assistance, or burial payments; Exemption from conveyance tax; Exemption from regulation of condominium sales to owner-occupants; Funeral leave for government employees; Homes of totally disable veterans exempt from property taxes; Income tax deductions, credits, rates exemption, and estimates; Inheritance of land patents; Insurance licenses, coverage, eligibility, and benefits organization of mutual benefits society; Legal status with partner’s children; Making, revoking, and objecting to anatomical gifts; Making partner medical decisions; Nonresident tuition deferential waiver; Notice of probate proceedings from attachment or execution; Right of survivorship to custodial trust; Right to be notified of parole or escape of inmat

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