As the population will be taxed, or regulated for lifestyle options, as the gay lifestyle costs taxpayer money to treat their sexually transmitted diseases, will they be reined in or taxed?

As the population will be taxed, or regulated for lifestyle options, as the gay lifestyle costs taxpayer money to treat their sexually transmitted diseases, will they be reigned in or taxed?

Kahall – he’s working hard on it; or he’s hard working on it? Giving us a bit more insight into his pride and prejudice.

or

Coldwarrior, hit it right on the head. Taxing poles will be profitable but will not eliminate erotic performances unless he wants to tax your lap. The only loopholes in a lap tax is to stand up or lay down at all times.

See how important your vote is folks? See how the world is right now? See how our country is right now?

MCMC: Midget/Chicken Marriage Coalition.

Unfortunately, as terrible as recognizing a ‘union’ of perverts is to our nation, trying to do an end-run around the Constitution is simply unacceptable. This issue is simply going to have to be decided by individual states.

Dark-Star on June 13, 2009 at 11:17 PM

As a 40-year-old, it is (or, at least, references to it are) within my memory that married couples would “run to Vegas” for divorces because Nevada was then the only state that provided “no-fault” divorces. The state in which the marriage was performed had no recourse regarding the marriage no matter whether or not the divorce would have been attainable there, due to the Full Faith and Credit clause of the Constitution. In a similar vein, this issue cannot “be decided by individual states” without some sort of “end-run around the Constitution.” The only “end-run” that will allow this on an enduring basis would be a Constitutional amendment; I remember actually rolling my eyes during the general enthusiasm when DOMA passed, in anticipation of the moment when it ran afoul of the Constitution itself. Those who care about this issue had best prepare for such a push, because nothing less will suffice, and the odds of getting an amendment are frankly quite low.

Cindy Munford on June 13, 2009 at 11:38 AM

Granted. However, the Administration’s case will be the one most highly visible, and given that Justice Kennedy will most likely once more be the “swing vote,” placing him in a position where he will have to at least concur with an opinion placing homosexual relationships on the same level as incestuous or age-inappropriate relationships is a losing strategy (which in the Administration’s view, I believe, makes it a winning strategy). Unfortunately, absent a Constitutional amendment, the defenders of traditional marriage are destined to play the role of Sisyphus in the courts, due in small part to the Constitution itself (viz. the Full Faith and Credit clause), but mostly to the oversized role of the judiciary and the culture of that judiciary.

loneloc on June 13, 2009 at 10:42 AM

It might work but DOJ won’t be the only one representing that side of the argument and not everyone will be trying to lose.

The uncharitable view is that he’s worried that the backlash would cripple his reelection chances, no matter how much it might please his gay constituents, and therefore he’s better off defending DOMA.

I think there are bigger, and much more expensive issues, that will tank his bid for re-election, than this. All he does is campaign, and pander. It’s getting old, and pathetic.

whatever you think of DOMA, it is their duty to defend it. period.

myrenovations on June 13, 2009 at 8:31 AM

This has to be based on polling and voting blocks. If what former mayor of D.C., Mr. Barry(?) said was correct and you consider the Prop 8 vote in California, it would appear that a large number of the Black and Hispanic population are not ready to embrace what the Gays consider their right. Those are not voters he can walk away from given the relatively small percentage of Gay voters and their supporters. Guess who’s under the bus. I am sure he is hoping for a change of heart over the next three and half years that he will be glad to embrace, telling the Gays he was with them every step of the way.

This is politics pure and simple. He will “defend” DOMA by putting in the minimum effort. Maybe after that 31 year old is done destroying GM, he’ll be lead counsel for this case. In 2012 he’ll shrug, say I tried, but the gays beat me up on it, what can I do…all the while winking and nudging to GLAAD and Co.

Do not for a minute believe anything this man tells you.

During the election I kind of thought Obama was going to turn out the way he has about control, foreign policy and priavte enterprise, but I believed him on the social issues.

I figured that Bill Clinton had strung the gays out for eight years and then splapped then around on occassion, that they was no way they would going to show up at the
polls for another poltician promising them equality.

I also thought Obama was niave enough to just walk into the Oval Office and within minutes make things happen on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, DOMA, and the more subtle discrimination that goes on in some federal agencies. I thought Obama would wave his hand the the gays would inherit the earth and all would be well with the voters and the generals.

But no. The only high profile cabinet appoint has been Napolitano and she’s not even out. The military claims that there has been no discussion of DADT. Now it turns out that there are laws that Obama’s DOJ wants to enforce (rather than make up as they go along).

Obama didn’t run head long into reckless social policy (except on abortion) and I am a wee bit stunned.

The polling numbers on social issues really must scare the crap out of this administration.

Because Frank Marshall Davis made Obama his catamite.

On second thought, I was just thinking about how the actual marriage propositions in California have gone down.

He can’t figure out a fabulous special tax for them. Don’t worry though, he’s working hard on it.

kahall on June 12, 2009 at 9:02 PM

Guess the pole tax isn’t an option? :-)

Heartache. Gay right activists are irate at Obama.

luvstotango on June 12, 2009 at 10:38 PM

I mentioned in an earlier post that this move enhances those rumors, true or not.

Some children who feel abandoned lash out at the absent parent, swearing they will be nothing like them… others build them up to mythic proportions, and (unconsciously, perhaps) work to be just like them… awaiting an approving pat on the head that can never come.

The fact that Barack Obama named his book “Dreams of My Father” shows which camp he belongs to.

Once you understand this, Barack’s political philosophy makes sense. Barack’s father was an African socialist, a mid-twentieth century hybrid of Marxism, anti-colonialism, and tribalism. Whenever Obama diverges from the standard Democrat party line, he is doing so to “legitimize” or “redeem” the beliefs of his father.

This explains his general antipathy to gay issues.

This explains why he is so openly rewarding his supporters/punishing his detractors using federal power and money… that is common in his father’s homeland, and must be made legitimate here for that very reason.

This also explains his dislike of all things European.

Also explained is his nomination of Sotomeyer. He is unbothered with the idea of ethnic/racial tribalism being a part of the law, tribal loyalty is considered quite natural throughout large parts of Africa. Tribal membership is oft-times more important than abstracts like “truth” and “the law”.

His father wrote of taxing both outsiders and the rich at rates of 90% to 100%, with the proceeds going to favored tribes… not too far from the experience of Chrysler bondholders.

His use of political thugs like ACORN and the SEIU fit comfortably within the mainstream of politics in his father’s homeland.

Barack Obama built his identity to please a ghost, to resurrect a ghost. to redeem a ghost. He truly thinks the ways of his father, learned from his writings and from family stories, are as legitimate as anything invented here in the West, and he will always try to “normalize” those beliefs.

He is not a communist, a socialist, or a secret muslim. He is an African socialist. And that makes him a little bit of all those things, but not quite any one of them.

Obama defends DOMA in federal court. Says banning gay marriage is good for the federal budget. Yes, really.

Comments are hysterical!