Supreme Court finds DOMA unconstitutional

[Ixiah]

Roberts nailed the Prop 8 decision. No way that thing had standing.

I find it scary that the people of a state can create a law, prop 8, and the governor can just elect not to defend it in court. It effectively allows the governor to torpedo any laws he does not like.

On another point - I think this decision will water down the purpose of marriage. People will marry others just to get on their insurance for example. In an extreme case a father may marry his son (incest laws wont apply since no children can come of it) just to avoid inheritance taxes. This decision really made a fundamental change in our society and in my opinion - not a good one.

[Kung Wu]

In an extreme case a father may marry his son (incest laws wont apply since no children can come of it) just to avoid inheritance taxes.

Incest doesn't have anything to do with childbirth, does it?

[Ixiah]

Incest doesn't have anything to do with childbirth, does it?

The justification for incest laws is inbreeding.

[Kung Wu]

The justification for incest laws is inbreeding.

Interesting.