the compelling argument is on the side of homosexuals. this is going to happen, it is just the direction the culture is heading. one of the fastest changing trends we have seen on a social matter. it is remarkable the speed at which this has moved. doma was wrong 17 years ago, it is wrong today. if we fail to get it right, history will not be kind to us as a people and as a nation. the federal government s refusal to recognize same-sex marriage cost edith windsor $363,000 in inheritance taxes when her wife died in 2009. it was her challenge of that tax liability that propelled her case to the united states supreme court today in a challenge to the defense of marriage act, which has been the law of the land since 1996. paul clement rising today in defense of the defense of
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to same-sex couples in states where their marriages are legal? under doma same-sex couples from denied more than 1,100 federal benefits that would be granted to straight couples. now, the plaintiff, 83-year-old edie windsor, got a bill for more than a quarter of a million dollars in inheritance taxes because doma presented the irs from recognizing her marriage to her wife, thea spire. taxes she would not have had to pay if thea had been a man. coling out of the court today she said that s not the only reason she s fighting for equality. it s a magic word for anybody who doesn t understand why we want it and why we need it. okay. it is magic. the shifting politics on the issue of same-sex marriage are evident in the growing list of prominent republicans and democrats supporting the repeal of doma and the unusual lineup of those arguing the case. in a rare move, the obama administration declined to defend the federal law in court.
understanding of what these families are going to be going through. romney has been campaigning for 18 months on a tax plan for what he says are the job creators that will reduce their taxes 20% on personal income, cut capital gains taxes, inheritance taxes and business tax. if romney becomes president, the rich are going to get richer at the expense of the middle class and the poor in this country. mitt romney, you know what he does? he talks a great game about china when he s out on the stump, but it s all talk. that s all it is. when it comes to jobs, they move to china because that s mitt romney s philosophy. mitt romney and his people believe in this economic model and they make money off it. it s that simple. that s it. it s all about the dollar. and on the other hand, president obama has a totally different vision for america. and he s proved it. because the president has cut taxes 18 times on small businesses to help the middle
he believes in outsourcing. he has no loyalty to american workers. romney has a stake in this plant across the street. the candidate has $8 million invested in a group that owns 51% of the sensata plant. mitt romney claims, oh, he understands the economy. but he shows little or no understanding of what these families are going to be going through. romney has been campaigning for 18 months on a tax plan for what he says are the job creators that will reduce their taxes 20% on personal income, cut capital gains taxes, inheritance taxes and business tax. if romney becomes president, the rich are going to get richer at the expense of the middle class and the poor in this country. mitt romney, you know what he does? he talks a great game about china when he s out on the stump, but it s all talk. that s all it is. when it comes to jobs, they move to china because that s mitt
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