Comments on: Bill To Repeal DOMA Coming Next Week

By: Emily K

Emily K — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:27:44 +0000

Ben, I meant that the IMPLEMENTATION of DOMA makes it harder for local government to act. The “it” in my statements is “DOMA.” You mis-read what I wrote.

By: Ben

Ben — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:29:37 +0000

Emily K, how would it make it harder for local government to serve if DoMA were repealed? Right now it makes it harder, because states like Mass are not able to grant the rights that they have voted to give.

Sounds to me like code for, “it makes it harder for Christians to persecute gay people” wrapped in shiny weasel-words.

By: staci

staci — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 05:08:11 +0000

Because of DOMA, I could not sponsor my spouse when we moved to Germany. I am a federal govt employee and I am treated as a single person with none of the benefits that my other married co-workers enjoy. Yesterday, the German Govt was kind enough to recognize our marriage and granted my spouse a residence visa so that we can stay together. When I asked the American Govt to allow me to sponsor my spouse, they cited DOMA and showed me the door. Thank you Germany for having the compassion to allow me to sponsor my spouse so that we may remain together while I am working in your country.

By: Lindoro Almaviva

Lindoro Almaviva — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:33:45 +0000

Oh, the original didn’t have the asterisks. They were added by our benevolent editor so i wouldn’t make a fool out of myself.

By: Eddie89

Eddie89 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:33:21 +0000

Awesome!

By: Emily K

Emily K — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:55:51 +0000

It impinges on State rights. It makes the local government harder to serve its local people. No conservative serious about such matters would argue it does anything else.

By: Edwin

Edwin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:51:49 +0000

It’s about time. I just hope that go through with it and get it done. It never should have been put in place anyway.

By: GreenEyedLilo

GreenEyedLilo — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:43:10 +0000

They say it here, too, Lindoro. In fact, that was exactly my reaction, without the asterisks!

Thank you, Representative Nadler.

By: John

John — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:59:29 +0000

If Nancy Pelosi is unwilling to allow this to come to a vote, I hope the good people across the Bay from me vote her out of office.

By: Lindoro Almaviva

Lindoro Almaviva — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:47:08 +0000

As they say in my country about f***ing time

With apologies for the crude language.