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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Sat May 31, 2014, 05:13 PM May 2014

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi: Gay Marriage Would Cause Harm

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney general of Florida says in court documents that recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states would disrupt existing marriage laws and "impose significant public harm."

Eight gay couples and the American Civil Liberties Union sued the state in federal court in March. The lawsuit argues Florida is discriminating against the couples by not recognizing same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, a Republican who was named in the lawsuit along with fellow GOP Gov. Rick Scott and other state officials, earlier this month filed a lengthy response that asks a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit for several reasons, saying a federal court shouldn't rule on a state's marriage laws.

Bondi's office also argues that the state has a legitimate interest in defining marriage as between a man and woman. Florida first banned same-sex marriages nearly two decades ago and voters reinforced that ban when they passed a constitutional amendment in 2008.

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Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi: Gay Marriage Would Cause Harm (Original Post) DonViejo May 2014 OP
BS. Federal courts rule (or over rule) on state laws all the time. pinto May 2014 #1
Florida's unconstitutional amendment will fall just like the rest. geomon666 May 2014 #2
Harm to whom? shenmue May 2014 #3
To Jesus geomon666 May 2014 #5
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2014 #4

pinto

(106,886 posts)
1. BS. Federal courts rule (or over rule) on state laws all the time.
Sat May 31, 2014, 05:25 PM
May 2014

You'd think a state AG would be aware of that.

geomon666

(7,512 posts)
2. Florida's unconstitutional amendment will fall just like the rest.
Sat May 31, 2014, 05:28 PM
May 2014

It's only a matter of time, and speaking of time, it's quickly running out for Pam Bondi and her insane troll boss, Rick Scott.

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