Well, golly, here we were getting all optimistic about all those nice-time stories about how same-sex marriages aren't exactly destroying the fabric of society, and then along comes a giant turd like this: The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled against a man who sought survivor benefits from the state pension system based on his same-sex partnership with a state trooper killed in the line of duty.
I had a friend in North Carolina in the late 80's who worked with a clinic in Durham and she reported much the same thing except it was the protesters themselves who came to the clinic in need. I guess they figured they knew the address so why go elsewhere?
Really not true; remember that Jackson, St Louis and Boone counties contain roughly 2/3 of the state's population. The fact that benighted savages have with some success invaded, doesn't change the fact that either end of I-70 is where practically everyone in the state lives.
...aaaahhhh yes, let's not forget the case of "Florida vs. Neener-Neener Pooh Pooh". The precedent set in that case was groundbreaking!
...so let me get this straight, there ruling is essentially:
<strong>Since our discrimination in the past allowed us to deny marriage to this couple we can now build a case to discriminate against them in the present?!</strong>
An opposite-sex couple would be unmarried from choice, since marriage is an option. A same-sex couple&#039;s unmarried status is forced upon them, and so the marital status argument doesn&#039;t make sense.
In fairness, there are decent-sized pockets of liberal Missourians, hiding out in Jackson, St. Louis, and Boone Counties, that hate shit like this. Unfortunately, we are just vastly outnumbered by everyone else.
I had a friend in North Carolina in the late 80&#039;s who worked with a clinic in Durham and she reported much the same thing except it was the protesters themselves who came to the clinic in need. I guess they figured they knew the address so why go elsewhere?
Missouri is now almost exactly like Pennsylvania: St Louis and Kansas City at either end, and Alabama in between.
Really not true; remember that Jackson, St Louis and Boone counties contain roughly 2/3 of the state&#039;s population. The fact that benighted savages have with some success invaded, doesn&#039;t change the fact that either end of I-70 is where practically everyone in the state lives.
...aaaahhhh yes, let&#039;s not forget the case of &quot;Florida vs. Neener-Neener Pooh Pooh&quot;. The precedent set in that case was groundbreaking!
I hear Vermont is pretty nice.
Yeah, no kidding, the point is that you can&#039;t criticize someone for not having done something that they in fact cannot legally do.
And sadly they had a general from Texas commanding them at one point. He tried to get as many killed as possible and did a good job.
...so let me get this straight, there ruling is essentially:
<strong>Since our discrimination in the past allowed us to deny marriage to this couple we can now build a case to discriminate against them in the present?!</strong>
Well, when you put it like that...
Feel the hate.
An opposite-sex couple would be unmarried from choice, since marriage is an option. A same-sex couple&#039;s unmarried status is forced upon them, and so the marital status argument doesn&#039;t make sense.
I guess Englehard&#039;s partner is supposed to be happy that a gay man was allowed to be a state employee to begin with.
In fairness, there are decent-sized pockets of liberal Missourians, hiding out in Jackson, St. Louis, and Boone Counties, that hate shit like this. Unfortunately, we are just vastly outnumbered by everyone else.