Originally posted by Prop 2:â??Marriage in this state shall consist only of the union of one man and one woman. This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage.â?
this prop does not "ban" any marriages. it simply states which marriage(s) will be recognized by the state. basically, an easy way around the issue. of course, as a typical statute usually does, it does not address the specifics, at all..it does not address common law marriage (a type of "marriage") nor does it address the possible issue of a marriage consisting of a transgender person. what then? any such cases must go before the courts of Texas, the Appellate courts and possibly the Texas Supreme Court, eventually.. which means one marriage may be allowed and another may not. it will be left up to the interpretation of the statute by the presiding court(s). this has been the situation for many common-law marriage lawsuits (for whatever issue). gotta love those statutes.
unless of course Tx already has a statute that specifically deals with common-law marriage then that point will be moot. of course, Im sure the transgender issue hasnt been raised yet.
im sure all this prop did was take an official "state" stance on the issue. im sure this is just reinforcing what has already been the common idea in Tx and what the courts have been ruling. now it's just official.
Originally posted by Tourgasm:
Sometimes you can mess up a word so bad that spell check doens't know what the hell you're talking about.
