Posted by bad_luck on 12/30/2013 9:50:00 AM (view original):This problem isn't being caused by gay marriage. It's being caused by North Dakota not properly vetting people applying to get married. The solution is simple. ND needs to ask people if they are married in another state. If they are, it should refuse to marry them again. Why wouldn't ND want to do that?
Your "solution" seems to want to force ND to do so.
On what legal or constitutional grounds is your solution based on?
Posted by tecwrg on 12/30/2013 10:10:00 AM (view original):Posted by bad_luck on 12/30/2013 9:50:00 AM (view original):This problem isn't being caused by gay marriage. It's being caused by North Dakota not properly vetting people applying to get married. The solution is simple. ND needs to ask people if they are married in another state. If they are, it should refuse to marry them again. Why wouldn't ND want to do that?ND does not recognize SSM is other states as valid marriages. Nor are they legally or constitutionally obliged to. Your "solution" seems to want to force ND to do so. On what legal or constitutional grounds is your solution based on?
Posted by MikeT23 on 12/30/2013 10:04:00 AM (view original):And if the person says "Yes but you do not recognize it as a legal marriage"?
Posted by bad_luck on 12/30/2013 10:19:00 AM (view original):Posted by tecwrg on 12/30/2013 10:10:00 AM (view original):Posted by bad_luck on 12/30/2013 9:50:00 AM (view original):This problem isn't being caused by gay marriage. It's being caused by North Dakota not properly vetting people applying to get married. The solution is simple. ND needs to ask people if they are married in another state. If they are, it should refuse to marry them again. Why wouldn't ND want to do that?ND does not recognize SSM is other states as valid marriages. Nor are they legally or constitutionally obliged to. Your "solution" seems to want to force ND to do so. On what legal or constitutional grounds is your solution based on?This is not state recognition of the marriage. It's just asking if someone is married in another state and then refusing to marry them if they are.
If it's not recognized as valid in ND, then why are you expecting that ND can tell somebody "sorry, you can't get married in ND because you're already married somewhere else"?
Is this somehow very confusing to you?
Posted by bad_luck on 12/30/2013 10:19:00 AM (view original):Posted by MikeT23 on 12/30/2013 10:04:00 AM (view original):And if the person says "Yes but you do not recognize it as a legal marriage"?Refuse to marry them.
Wouldn't that then be recognizing it as a legal marriage?
Terms of Use Customer Support Privacy Statement
© 1999-2024 WhatIfSports.com, Inc. All rights reserved. WhatIfSports is a trademark of WhatIfSports.com, Inc. SimLeague, SimMatchup and iSimNow are trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts, Inc. Used under license. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.