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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:35 AM Original message |
Respect for Marriage Act introduced in House - Passage would repeal DOMA |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
1. knr!~ |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
2. Good job naming the bill |
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DKRC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. +1! |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. +2 and another rec here |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. I agree! I love when Dems... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Yeah, they're finally getting smart. |
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Mad_Dem_X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
33. ITA! |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
38. Although it's respectful in some degree... |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Agreed! nt |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
42. Future headline: "GOP Votes 'No' On Respect for Marriage" |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:11 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. The American Taliban will find someway to repeal it like they did with Prop h(8). |
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Mithreal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:03 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. Yes indeed. K&R nt |
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Politicub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 05:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
71. Agreed - we dems are learning!! |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:39 AM Response to Original message |
3. How soon can we get 1000 recs on this one? |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
25. I gave it one. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. Big of you |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #32 |
59. That was an attempt at a joke. |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. #88 here. nt |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. Nice that one of our Colorado Dems is a sponsor |
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Hawkeye-X (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:49 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Of course, it doesn't hurt that he's openly gay |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yeah and the sky isn't falling over it |
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bluestateguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
8. Will it get a floor vote? |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. K&R w/o comment |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
10. So instead of DOMA, it's...ROMA? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Technically RFMA |
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awoke_in_2003 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. Hey Robb, send some this way... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
26. I was thinking more like... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. Terrific! |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
14. Mr. Burns approves |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. Barney Frank seems not to approve of this new measure. I think he's mistaken. |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Why limit how this is overturned to one or the other... |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
47. If it is overturned on Constitutional grounds, they need a Constitutional amendment to reinstate. |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:08 PM Response to Reply #47 |
57. Thank you. That makes quite a bit of sense... |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. Great. Now Let's See If Anything Will Come Of It. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:10 PM Response to Original message |
19. Great! Keeping my fingers crossed for swift enactment. |
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tosh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
20. + another. |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
22. K&R |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hear, hear. |
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cadmium (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
28. Nice nt |
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SEANdoody (9 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
29. Great! |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
30. Awesome |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
31. good news |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
34. Great news! nt |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
35. K&R ! n/t |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
36. How about a bill to get Government out of the marriage business altogether? |
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demigoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:22 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. perfectly sane and appropriate, but when did our country do what was sane |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:46 PM Response to Reply #36 |
48. How is that different from today? |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Only the government can, and does, stop the legal union of consenting adults. |
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jberryhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. It's pretty much that way now |
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alp227 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
37. Good! Call your rep. and ask them to vote "Yes" on RFMA! |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
41. YAY!!! |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
43. I'm happy about this....and I still feel that until Gays have full rights ... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 03:51 PM Response to Original message |
44. Good news -- good luck -- hope it gets a lot of support everywhere! |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
45. I know my two senators will vote for this if it ever gets to the Senate. |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
46. ABOUT TIME.... DEMS FINALLY LEARN TO NAME A BILL... CLEAN SKY... DEATH TAX... NO CHILD'S LEFT BEHIND |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
49. kick n/t |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
51. Good, something like this needs to pass in our country. |
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salguine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
52. The cynic in me wants to know what odious thing is being hidden behind the name, |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 07:37 AM Response to Reply #52 |
72. you mean |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
54. +213 |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
56. K & R: Beat the Republicans at their own game. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
60. K&R |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
61. Married, filing jointly with the IRS? n/t |
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Fearless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
62. Hell yes! |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
63. DOMA is a bigot bill. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
64. A brilliant choice to call that bill "Respect for Marriage Act." n/t |
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wpelb (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
65. Could this be a ploy? |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
66. Kick! |
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TankLV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
67. It's about time!!! |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-15-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
68. K&R |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
69. It would be great to have a bill number and list of co-sponsors |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 01:20 AM Response to Original message |
70. k i c k |
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jeremyfive (434 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
73. Great News |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-16-09 11:27 AM Response to Original message |
74. Is there any chance of this surviving the Senate? |
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