Fucking finally
The sad part is the reactionary RW Supreme Court will rule for DOMA.
The sad part is the reactionary RW Supreme Court will rule for DOMA.
keeper weeps. Great news for the country, however.
Marriage is not a federal issue. It's just that simple. DOMA is a horrific piece of legislation on so many grounds. Even if the 14th and 5th amendment grounds are thrown out, you still have the 10th amendment grounds. For me this tarnishes Bill Clinton's legacy (regardless of whether or not he was "good" in the first place)
Marriage is not a federal issue. It's just that simple. DOMA is a horrific piece of legislation on so many grounds. Even if the 14th and 5th amendment grounds are thrown out, you still have the 10th amendment grounds. For me this tarnishes Bill Clinton's legacy (regardless of whether or not he was "good" in the first place)
I still find myself checking off a box that says single or married on my federal tax return.
This is part of the problem. Marriage shouldn't be a federal issue, but there are a number of places in which marriage is an integral part of federal law. The biggest example of this is probably in Federal Tax issues. Married couples can combine gifts, there is a marital deduction for estate taxes, etc...
Yup, another completely asinine portion of our tax code is that you get treated differently if you are married. I got married in 2011 and paid taxes like I was a Republican that year. Don't get me wrong, I loved the benefit, but it was completely stupid that my tax status changed because I made the personal decision to get married.
There are good public policy reasons for a lot of the provisions, and you need a bright line rule as to when that public policy is being served. Marriage is the bright line rule that prevents people from just filing jointly to exploit tax provisions meant to benefit people that are married (excluding gain on the sale of a private residence being one example).
People shouldn't be able to file jointly, either. Whatever your living situation is shouldn't have an impact on your taxes IMO.
Well said. That includes living in a house as well.