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HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
31. Scrutinizing your marriage license
Fri Feb 14, 2014, 10:36 AM
Feb 2014

You live in a state that allows gay marriage and move to one which bans it. You need a driver's license in the new state. They want to see your old license, BC, and Marriage License. Clerk has to carefully check out that ML to see if you are married to a member of the opposite sex. Same sex marriage? Clerk will not give you a driver's license with your married name. This is already happening in Florida.

I recently had to renew my Driver's License. I married to a man 40 years ago in NY, but since NY recognizes gay marriage, I knew that clerk would be checking names for gender. Screw you, you are NOT getting my ML. If you won't recognize ALL NY marriages, I will not show you mine. I gave them my Passport instead. None of your business WHO I am married to. TRY not taking a Federal document for ID.

This is just a very MINOR problem that is happening right now. Others issues are far worse. My daughter had to have emergency surgery. Fortunately, she is in NY where her wife can be at her side and if something happened, can make medical decisions for her. If she and her wife were here in Florida? They would be considered TOTAL STRANGERS. They need to see an attorney and have legal documents drawn up for Health Proxy and POA if they travel to a state that won't recognize their marriage? That is absurd, and insulting.

Do these stupid, bigoted congress critters understand any of these repercussions? They don't care.

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What a waste of fucking time. He knows the President will veto this IF it Purveyor Feb 2014 #1
It's only a waste of time if he's trying to get the bill passed. He's not, he's fund raising and okaawhatever Feb 2014 #34
Even This Court, Sir, Would Rule That Un-Constitutional On Equal Protection Grounds The Magistrate Feb 2014 #2
The RePugs; working for government intrusion into people's lives and rights. Nika Feb 2014 #3
How much is this guy getting paid? TBF Feb 2014 #4
Put Cruz on Cruise to Bermuda Triangle Loaded Liberal Dem Feb 2014 #5
This is an issue with the backing of the citizens and though Obama may back same sex marriage Thinkingabout Feb 2014 #6
So, to leave it to the states he wants to... overturn DOMA? AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #7
He's not too bright....... Swede Atlanta Feb 2014 #8
Very well stated Swede.... And of course this is just another Reagan "states rights" BS argument groundloop Feb 2014 #11
No one is forcing anyone into gay marriage. liberalmuse Feb 2014 #9
‘forcing gay marriage on all 50 states’ Botany Feb 2014 #10
ROFL SoapBox Feb 2014 #13
What kills me is this little stunt which will go nowhere is gonna cost ..... Botany Feb 2014 #15
Every time this freak speaks... SoapBox Feb 2014 #12
Hahahahahaha Scairp Feb 2014 #14
Lovely. (sarcasm) Yet another complete waste of time from our friends on the right. n/t Laelth Feb 2014 #16
Redirecting attention away from states BadgerKid Feb 2014 #17
That bill is going to be as successful as today's United Flight 3823 GSO->EWR. mwooldri Feb 2014 #18
The Cruz klan needs to go back to Canada, or Cuba, or any of those other places they left. blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #19
Ted Cruz is the face of domestic terrorism in the US underthematrix Feb 2014 #20
Exactly! The good thumping republicans don't get it as they vote for domestic terrorism. If capable RKP5637 Feb 2014 #28
Posturing for his base Tom Ripley Feb 2014 #21
Would it be disrespectful to refer to him as Senator Asshat? wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #22
The Ted Cruz Song HoosierCowboy Feb 2014 #23
What? Cruz didn't add "down our throats"? Heh. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #24
Waste of time. It'll be DOA sakabatou Feb 2014 #25
Read the Consitution you miserable idiot underpants Feb 2014 #26
Cruz is jealous of Santorum. He wants a medal too from Putin for his gay bashing! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #27
what a freaking lunatic.... bowens43 Feb 2014 #29
Perhaps someone should be asking Congress to amend U.S. law... Alkene Feb 2014 #30
Scrutinizing your marriage license HockeyMom Feb 2014 #31
They do care. What they're doing is the whole point. yardwork Feb 2014 #35
Ah, little Teddy is grandstanding again! hamsterjill Feb 2014 #32
Douchebags! closeupready Feb 2014 #33
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