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WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« on: May 09, 2014, 01:46:09 PM »
We recently legalized ersatz marriage here in WA, but a little snippet from the law automatically converts the status people in current domestic partnerships (which we had prior to full on marriage redefinition, after being repeatedly reassured it was not a slippery slope to marriage redefinition  ;/ ) to full on marriage. What was that Heinlein quote about people getting what they voted for good and hard...

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"(3)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, any state registered domestic partnership in which the parties are the same sex, and neither party is sixty-two years of age or older, that has not been dissolved or converted into a marriage by the parties by June 30, 2014, is automatically merged into a marriage and is deemed a marriage as of June 30, 2014."
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2014, 02:18:24 PM »
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what they voted for good and hard...

Uhhh.  Never mind.

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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2014, 02:57:00 PM »
We recently legalized ersatz marriage here in WA, but a little snippet from the law automatically converts the status people in current domestic partnerships (which we had prior to full on marriage redefinition, after being repeatedly reassured it was not a slippery slope to marriage redefinition  ;/ ) to full on marriage.

Specifying that it applies to same-sex couples only raises the question of whether they allow domestic partnerships for opposite sex couples, and if so, why those are exempted, and of course, if they don't, then why does the law specify?

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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2014, 03:11:48 PM »
Specifying that it applies to same-sex couples only raises the question of whether they allow domestic partnerships for opposite sex couples, and if so, why those are exempted, and of course, if they don't, then why does the law specify?

They do allow hetero domestic partnership.
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2014, 03:14:46 PM »
They do allow hetero domestic partnership.

Question would be why wouldn't hetero domestic partnerships automatically become a marriage?
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2014, 03:21:17 PM »
Question would be why wouldn't hetero domestic partnerships automatically become a marriage?

This is part of the bill for SSM, so I imagine the policritters just threw it in there without thinking about that.

I'm wondering if the geezers will sue for age discrimination based on the under 62 part.  >:D
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2014, 05:17:15 PM »
This is part of the bill for SSM, so I imagine the policritters just threw it in there without thinking about that.

I'm wondering if the geezers will sue for age discrimination based on the under 62 part.  >:D

I would hope that they would jam it up the 62+ crowds fourth point.  The reason that they didn't is that it would reduce their SS benefits. Thereby ticking off a voting block, old lesbos.
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2014, 12:20:05 AM »
What was that Heinlein quote about people getting what they voted for good and hard...


I think that was H. L. Mencken.
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2014, 02:55:06 AM »

I think that was H. L. Mencken.

D'oh! I knew that and had actually used it (correctly attributed) earlier in the day.
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2014, 03:16:05 AM »
D'oh! I knew that and had actually used it (correctly attributed) earlier in the day.

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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2014, 08:07:27 AM »
Cost of a stamp to write your representative: $0.47

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Getting the government involved in your private life:  Priceless!


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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2014, 09:27:27 AM »
Which is what happens when you call the Feds!
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2014, 09:59:37 AM »
Which is what happens when you call the Feds!

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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2014, 10:10:14 AM »
Cost of a stamp to write your representative: $0.47 . . .
Stamps are now $0.49 . . . thought you should know.   ;)
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2014, 10:13:09 AM »
Stamps are now $0.49 . . . thought you should know.   ;)

I stocked up  :P
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #15 on: May 11, 2014, 10:26:59 PM »
Which is what happens when you call the Feds!

Unless we spoof the call with your caller ID info.
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #16 on: May 11, 2014, 11:04:43 PM »
Unless we spoof the call with your caller ID info.


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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2014, 02:04:59 AM »
Sorry, sometimes I fixate on things that I can actually accomplish and brain cramp right passed the meme. [tinfoil]
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« Reply #18 on: May 12, 2014, 06:28:36 AM »
What a pain in the ass that is...
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Re: WA forcing gays to get married, without notifying them
« Reply #19 on: May 12, 2014, 10:42:24 AM »
Unless we spoof the call with your caller ID info.

You got his caller ID, right?

Yes, we got seven of them.
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