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ust hours before leaving office, former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (R) issued an opinion that appears intended to entrench his own anti-gay policy preferences while he could still speak as his states top legal officer. Cuccinelli, who once claimed that the homosexual agenda
brings nothing but self-destruction, not only physically but of their soul, lost his bid for Virginia governor to recently inaugurated Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D).
Cuccinellis non-binding opinion, which is dated January 10, 2014, concludes that a Governor may not direct or require any agency of state government to allow same-sex couples to receive joint marital status for Virginia income tax returns. Cuccinellis successor, Democrat Mark Herring, was sworn in January 11.
The question of whether married same-sex couples may file joint Virginia tax forms hinges upon a potential conflict in state law. Although the state constitution includes an expansive ban on same-sex marriages or similar arrangements, gay rights advocates note that forbidding same-sex couples from filing jointly is in conflict with the state law that requires conformity with federal rules married couples of all kinds file joint tax returns under federal law.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/13/3153171/day-office-outgoing-virginia-attorney-general-sneaks-anti-gay-legal-opinion/
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)That religious whackjob needs some serious counseling. I congratulate Virginians for getting rid of this nutter.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)he lost the AG race by a fraction of a percent. Whew!
theHandpuppet
(19,964 posts)I read an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer today about how John Boehner is going to have a challenger in the Republican primary because he isn't considered conservative enough!!! Do you believe it?! Where are all these whackjobs coming from? They're like a plague of cockroaches.