captain-burrito
captain-burrito t1_isu96iu wrote
Reply to comment by sapphicsandwich in More Same-Sex Couples Eligible for Survivor Benefits After VA Policy Change by EssoEssex
> Particularly the Filipino workers they would bring in who would do things like hold hands (from what I could tell, not even gay, just different culture).
That just makes me so sad.
captain-burrito t1_isu9vo0 wrote
Reply to comment by gorillatick in More Same-Sex Couples Eligible for Survivor Benefits After VA Policy Change by EssoEssex
Congress has no constitutional authority to pass a law legalizing same sex marriage other than pertaining to parts of marriage that affects the federal branch such as federal taxes, immigration purposes.
Marriage is a state right unless their laws conflict with the constitution.
The recent bill they are wanting to pass to protect marriage in congress contains a part which obligates states to recognize same sex marriages from other state. If Obergefell is overturned that part of the law will likely be overturned too.