Tallahassee, FL – The attorney general of Florida says in court documents that recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states would “impose significant public harm.”
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Eight gay couples and the American Civil Liberties Union have sued the state in federal court. The lawsuit argues Florida is discriminating against the couples by not recognizing same-sex marriages performed in states where they are legal.
Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a response that asks a federal judge to throw out the lawsuit.
Bondi’s office says the state has a legitimate interest in defining a marriage as between a man and woman because Florida’s voters adopted an amendment in 2008 that banned same-sex marriages.
The filing also says same-sex marriage recognition would create significant problems for the state’s pension and health insurance programs.
States have their own power. The federal govt is trampling on the states and the problem is that the federal govt is judge and jury on their own transgressions.
Regardless of the fact that she’s completely correct from st last a budgetary perspective, she is clearly now dead politically
What evidence does she provide again to support her claims? Right, I didn’t think so.
Pam Bondi is a breath of fresh air. I hope she takes over in 2018 after Governor Rick Scott.
Makes no difference to the lives of frum Yidden if they marry.
I can’t wait until she is running for president. We really need a good bigot for the unorthodox orthodox to get behind. Afterall, we can not succeed as humanity if there is a little tyke of messes up in life. Let the future go where it goes and we will all be in good shape, huh?