tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post5283001044003207026..comments2024-03-29T07:15:02.402+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Minor detailArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-87895105398332229622010-11-10T23:43:05.533+13:002010-11-10T23:43:05.533+13:00Roger: Yep. And I said that about Clinton, too—and...<b>Roger: </b>Yep. And I said that about Clinton, too—and I say it now about Obama. They may sometimes do liberal things, but that doesn't make them liberals (and not even <i>close</i> to being socialist, in Obama's case!)<br /><br /><b>Juli: </b>When I became a permanent resident, it was as Nigel's partner and we had to provide a boxful of documentation to prove our relationship was real. That was long before there were civil unions, of course.<br /><br />Personally, I believe that DOMA will be struck down as unconstitutional long before Congress ever gets around to repealing it.<br /><br />Also, marriage equality in New Zealand is inevitable, but probably not until Labour is leading government again.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-61213068019711867192010-11-10T14:41:14.473+13:002010-11-10T14:41:14.473+13:00One of the reasons why Adam and I got married was ...One of the reasons why Adam and I got married was because it made it SO MUCH easier to claim U.S. citizenship for our son. <br /><br />We just had to provide the Consulate with one piece of paper to "prove" our relationship.<br /><br />It is so unbelievably wrong that same-sex couples do not have the same right. The Defense of Marriage Act needs to be struck down.Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03244459055520883039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-17924971507505638872010-11-09T22:40:50.033+13:002010-11-09T22:40:50.033+13:00Ah, DOMA strikes again. Which was passed under whi...Ah, DOMA strikes again. Which was passed under which "liberal" President, BTW? I had a debate/argument with a conservative guy I know well (he's in my church choir) and either Bill's or Hillary's book was coming out. He said, "I'm sure you liberals will be out buying this book. I said, "The Clintons are not liberals." He was stunned by my assertion. The Communication Act of 1996, DOMA - there's a lot of illiberal positions taken by Bill.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.com