Sheesh. Religious people should remove their religious nose from their religious arseholes, and then they might have a clearer view of the world!
--- In [email protected], "Sumerian.." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is an awful sin. There is only one advantage in this for me as an Iraqi in this holly Month : Ramadhan. > The punishment to the evils by God is nearer than ever before. I will feel sorry for those who die, when Yellowstone explosion will do it. > > S1000+ > > http://www.earthmountainview.com/yellowstone/yellowstone.htm > > > YELLOWSTONE SUPERVOLCANO GETTING READY TO BLOW ITS CORK > updated 5-13-07 > ====================== > > > > > Tommy tomfornews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: This is a great day for the State of New York and the entire nation! Now we > need to get rid of corrupt State Senate majority leader Joe Bruno so that > Governor Eliot Spitzer can enact same sex marriage equality for all in the > great Empire State of New York! -T > ** > *NYS Supreme Court Upholds Comptroller Decision Treating Out-of-State > Marriages of Same-Sex Couples Like All Other Legal Marriages* > > *Judge dismisses challenge and says Comptroller acted consistent with NYS > law* > * * > *Comptroller DiNapoli also states he will go beyond original 2004 decision > that respected only Canadian marriages of same-sex couples* > > * * > *Albany**, New York, September 12, 2007*---The State Supreme Court in Albany > County has dismissed a case that challenged the New York State Comptroller's > 2004 decisionto > treat out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples the same as any other > legal marriage in terms of benefits afforded to state employees through the > New York State Retirement System. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli made public > the court's decisionthis > morning. > > "This ruling is further proof that public and private entities in New York > State need to respect the legal out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples > in exactly the same way they respect any other marriage," said Empire State > Pride Agenda Executive Director Alan Van Capelle. "We want to thank former > Comptroller Alan Hevesi for his initial leadership with this issue and also > current Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for fighting to uphold the policy. We also > thank Lambda Legal, who worked tirelessly on behalf of New York's LGBT > families to defend the Comptroller's decision. > > In 2004 in response to an inquiry by a gay state employee wanting to know if > his retirement benefits would cover his family if he went to Canada to > legally marry his partner, New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi stated > that, "Based on current law, the retirement system will recognize a same-sex > Canadian marriage in the same manner as an opposite-sex New York marriage > under the principle of comity. That principle has been legal practice > pursuant to New York Court of Appeals rulings for many years." > > Hevesi's interpretation of the law matched that of then Attorney General > Eliot Spitzer, who also said that, under the state's current laws, same-sex > couples who legally married in other jurisdictions should be treated as any > other married couple in New York State. > > The Arizona-based right-wing conservative legal group Alliance Defense Fund > challenged the Comptroller's actions on behalf of New York-based plaintiffs > using the final decision on *Hernandez v. Robles *as its basis. In July > 2006, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled in that case that denying > same-sex couples the ability to marry in New York was not inherently > unconstitutional. > > The State Supreme Court judge specifically stated in his decision that the * > Hernandez* ruling did not apply to the question raised in this case of how > should legal marriages of same-sex couples performed outside of New York > State be treated here. Acting Supreme Court Justice Thomas J. McNamara > said, "The policy of the Comptroller to recognize same-sex Canadian > marriages in the same manner as opposite-sex New York marriages is legal and > not contrary to law." > > "We have known all along that the *Hernandez* decision had nothing to do > with legal out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples. *Hernandez* is about > our ability to obtain a marriage license here in New York, which is now a > decision for the state legislature. We are glad the court has clearly > stated for businesses and other entities in New York that when it comes to > legally performed out-of-state marriages, New York State law holds that > same-sex married couples are to be treated the same as any other married > couple," said Van Capelle. > > *Comptroller DiNapoli broadens original 2004 decision* > * * > In conjunction with announcing the court's decision, Comptroller DiNapoli > also announced that the retirement system would be recognizing all legal > out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples and not just those from Canada. > The original decision addressed only Canadian marriages and not those from > jurisdictions like Massachusetts, Spain, South Africa, Belgium and The > Netherlands. This latest decision by the Office of the Comptroller was in > response to a letter from a member of the retirement system asking how the > retirement system would treat other legal out-of-state marriages. > > "In taking this action, Comptroller DiNapoli has shown he will proactively > push to have all New York's families treated equally. We thank him again > for supporting state employees in the same way, including those who are > married to a same-sex partner," said Van Capelle. > > * * * * > *Founded in 1990, the Empire State Pride Agenda is New York's statewide > civil rights organization committed to achieving full equality and justice > for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) New Yorkers and our > families. The Pride Agenda fights for these objectives by: educating the > public, elected officials and policymakers; building coalitions and > mobilizing allies; and, organizing and empowering the LGBT community. * > > More: > www.*pride*agenda.org > -- > Together, We Can Change The World, One Mind At A Time! > Have a great day, > Tommy > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > Progressive News/Views (since 1982) > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > S1000+ ÃáÓæãÑí > ============ > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with Yahoo! Autos. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
