It’s not as if gaining marriage equality in California makes everything equal for same-sex couples. We’ve still got DOMA—the Defense of Marriage Act—to contend with, and that’s a big problem. Our agenda is to repeal DOMA. So basically, while Courage Campaign and Marriage Equality USA are focusing here in California on repealing [Proposition] 8, our agenda is about repealing DOMA at the federal level.
I think that most same-sex couples don’t recognize how serious the effects of DOMA are until they become married, and then all of a sudden, it’s real. What we’ve found, over the last seven months, is that ...
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Friday Immigration Review Predictions of Immigration Reform this Year
Posted by
DividedByLaw 1063 days ago
(http://immigration.change.org)
If you're wondering what is going on with immigration reform a day after Obama met with congressional leaders to discuss proposed legislation, read Kyle's overview at Citizen Orange. This is important:
the world cannot wait another year or two for U.S. migration reform. People are dying, lives are being ruined, and families are being torn apart, now.
Kos took note of the meeting, predicting that the political winds favor reform.
Ente Breed laments the U.S.'s discriminatory immigration laws on same-sex couples at Immigration Equality:
These couples have made the painful decision, dictated by U.S. immigration law, to leave the life, family and friends of their American halves behind. Their relationship, even before marriage, is recognized all over Europe, in Australia, Canada, Israel and South America. But the United States of America refuse to gra
the world cannot wait another year or two for U.S. migration reform. People are dying, lives are being ruined, and families are being torn apart, now.
Kos took note of the meeting, predicting that the political winds favor reform.
Ente Breed laments the U.S.'s discriminatory immigration laws on same-sex couples at Immigration Equality:
These couples have made the painful decision, dictated by U.S. immigration law, to leave the life, family and friends of their American halves behind. Their relationship, even before marriage, is recognized all over Europe, in Australia, Canada, Israel and South America. But the United States of America refuse to gra
Obama Administrations Anti Gay DOMA Memorandum In Review
Posted by
UnitedByLove 1077 days ago
(http://jaysays.com)
Summary of US Response: 1) The Court Lacks Jurisdiction. (2) The Plaintiff’s Lack Standing. (3) DOMA Is a Valid Exercise of Congress’s Power under the Full Faith and Credit Clause. (4) DOMA Cannot Be Said to Violate an Asserted “Right to Travel”. (5) DOMA Is Consistent with Equal Protection and Due Process Principles. (6) DOMA Does Not Violate the Right to Privacy. (7) DOMA Cannot Be Said to Infringe Upon any Rights of Speech. (8) DOMA Cannot Be Said to Infringe Upon any “Right” under the Ninth Amendment.
So that is the response of the Department of Justice to the Complaint, generally. The question thus remains, “Is the memorandum, written by attorneys for the Department of Justice, on behalf of the United States of America, whose Chief Executive Officer is Barack Obama, the opinion of the President of the United States?”
The duty of the United States in these
So that is the response of the Department of Justice to the Complaint, generally. The question thus remains, “Is the memorandum, written by attorneys for the Department of Justice, on behalf of the United States of America, whose Chief Executive Officer is Barack Obama, the opinion of the President of the United States?”
The duty of the United States in these
Immigration Equality Bill Faces Senate Judiciary Review
Posted by
uluckidog 1088 days ago
(http://joemygod.blogspot.com)
...hear the Uniting American Families Act, a bill that would allow LGBT Americans to sponsor foreign spouses for immigration to the United States.
Clinton reiterates vow to review policies on gays
Posted by
USAFrance 1145 days ago
(http://www.washingtonblade.com)
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reiterated her pledge to review inequities in her department's treatment of gay employees, but for the first time, said some changes might require congressional approval.
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