Comments | double_ohsteven: Don't Ask, Don't Pay!

double_ohsteven

Don't Ask, Don't Pay!

Jun 18, 2009 20:43

I have decided to send this letter to all my representatives in the Federal government and return it (postage free) whenever I get a mailing
from the Democratic Party asking for funds or membership dues:

( Don't Ask, Don't Pay )

Comments 5

pink_halen June 19 2009, 04:38:57 UTC

Did you mean to use the word Legal, instead of illegal in the first sentence?

double_ohsteven June 19 2009, 04:53:45 UTC

No, I meant legal. Gary and I are still married because the date of the wedding was in the 'legal' window as declared by the court.

pink_halen June 19 2009, 05:15:12 UTC

It just seems like a confusing construction. I read the sentence and wonder if it was legal what you are complaining about. It is positive while you are trying to make your point with negatives.

I think you want to tell the DNC that there is no federal recognition but you don't say that. I find the first sentence doesn't fit well with the rest of the piece and i just don't quite know why.

I understand that the California law makes your marriage legal in California but new marriages cannot happen.

I think your meaning is lost.

Thank you for listening to me.

Van

double_ohsteven June 19 2009, 05:45:29 UTC

This letter is not about proposition 8. This is a response to the defense of DOMA by the Justice department. I am not asking to be legally married. I already am. I am asking to be treated like every other married couple and for the end to discrimination against gays at the national level.
Sorry you were confused.

c. Immigration rights to unite married couples anonymous December 8 2009, 09:46:07 UTC

Well done! But I would suggest to change the wording on item c into "Immigration rights to unite bi-national same-sex couples", to include the all those same-sex bi-national couples who were unable to wed, so there is no discrimination between those who could and those who couldn't get married. Not to mention that the majority of same-sex bi-national couples aren't married in the first place, since the marriage to a US citizen would make it extremely complicated for the foreign national entering the US to convince Custom and Border Protection officers that he/she will leave the country at the end of their stay.