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Pat Buchanan and a democrat (who name escapes me) were on The Today Show this morning to talk about MA's decision regarding gay marriage. Pat Buchanan was his usual extremist self, speaking for all of America, assuming that anyone who supports this lives in Provincetown, South Beach, or San Francisco, and generally campaigning for Bush the entire time.
The discussion left me with a question. Is there a difference between something that is explicitly illegal according to state law and something that has not been legalized? For example, there was a time when interracial marriage was illegal in Mississippi. An interracial couple, legally married in NY, did not enjoy the same rights if they moved to MI. This point was applied to the issue of gay marriage. The democrat was saying that other states don't have to accept MA gay marriages in their states. Is that true based on current law or would other states have to actually pass a law making gay marriage illegal?
Learn me, LJ.
I haven't been sleeping well for the past few weeks and it's starting to get frustrating. I resorted to drinking three cups of coffee at a morning breakfast meeting and I haven't even the slightest caffeine buzz. I know I just took a vacation but I think I'm ready for another island getaway.
EDIT: My step-father is a judge and it dawned on me to call him. He thinks that other states would be forced to accept any marriage legal in another state and doesn't believe a state could choose not to recognize it.
The discussion left me with a question. Is there a difference between something that is explicitly illegal according to state law and something that has not been legalized? For example, there was a time when interracial marriage was illegal in Mississippi. An interracial couple, legally married in NY, did not enjoy the same rights if they moved to MI. This point was applied to the issue of gay marriage. The democrat was saying that other states don't have to accept MA gay marriages in their states. Is that true based on current law or would other states have to actually pass a law making gay marriage illegal?
Learn me, LJ.
I haven't been sleeping well for the past few weeks and it's starting to get frustrating. I resorted to drinking three cups of coffee at a morning breakfast meeting and I haven't even the slightest caffeine buzz. I know I just took a vacation but I think I'm ready for another island getaway.
EDIT: My step-father is a judge and it dawned on me to call him. He thinks that other states would be forced to accept any marriage legal in another state and doesn't believe a state could choose not to recognize it.
