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Originally Posted by shadows
How true! I can just imagine the legal ramifications of attempting to get a marriage certificate through subterfuge and then getting caught.
I just hope for the day that marriage is legal no matter what. As long as they are both consenting adults, why should it be anyone elses concern?
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You can get "same sex" marriages in the US, it's just that the marriages are not recognized by the Fed and certain states. There are gay people here in SD that get married all the time. The big thing people really want are the tax breaks and other benefits that come from being "married", which brings up the next question of why the Fed has a say in who can get married.
But yes, trying to pull one over on Uncle Sam can lead to some very harsh jail time and or fines.
Yes shadows, I completely agree with what you said. All marriage is is a social contract between two consenting adults and when the issue ever gets to the SCOTUS, hopefully they will look at it the same way.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act <-----This= Unconstitutional. Fuck you Bill Clinton!