http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/11/18/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5700676.shtml

QuoteTexas lawmakers wanted to make sure gay people couldn't be married. Instead, it seems, they may have made sure no one can.

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has the story. Here's what happened: In 2005, Texas voters and the state Legislature approved a Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

But the amendment included the following clause, which was reportedly designed to ban civil unions and domestic partnerships: "This state or a political subdivision of this state may not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to marriage."

One thing that is "identical…to marriage," of course, is marriage. And Texas Attorney General candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Democrat, is arguing that the current Attorney General, Republican Greg Abbott, made a "massive mistake" in allowing the language.

"You do not have to have a fancy law degree to read this and understand what it plainly says," she said, according to the Star-Telegram. She called on Abbott to acknowledge the error and consider apologizing.

Abbott says the clause isn't a problem. His spokesman declined to directly address Radnofsky's charges but said the statute is Constitutional. A representative of the group that helped draft the amendment, meanwhile, said a lawsuit based on the wording had little chance of being successful.

But Radnofsky suggested the language clearly bans all marriage.

"Whoever vetted the language in [the clause] must have been asleep at the wheel," she said.

For some reason I fell that they actually wanted to do it on purpose.

hahaha I hope it stays that way

Haha, I was on another forum a couple of weeks back, and someone there noticed that little flaw. They were wondering how long it would take for the general public to catch wind of it.

Huh i hadn't noticed this news are over a week old. Oh well.

Quote from: TequilaClock;1698840Huh i hadn't noticed this news are over a week old. Oh well.

oh

now they just need to ban reproducing

Quote from: miraclefruit;1698855now they just need to ban reproducing

Like in China.

Threads seem to take about a week to get from Something Awful to .cc, unless one of us cross-posts.

Hilarious to think Texas wants to secede from the union. They would run themselves into the dirt.

i wonder if they could seriously use this to fuck up paying alimony in divorce court or something

I hope some judge rules all marriages in Texas annulled so they'll be massive chaos.

Quote from: AnkhClock;1698913I hope some judge rules all marriages in Texas annulled so they'll be massive chaos.

It would be beautiful.

If any of us are lawyers, go to Texas and make all marriages non-existant

Quote from: CadillacClock;1698959Texas claims to be the most Libertarian Catholic (Christian) State in America but if a judge ever put such a law into action: we would see a whole lot of new and happy singles mingling.

Yes. Isn't it glorious?

I think gay marriage should be between a man and a woman. Straight marriage is for fags.

On another note Texas is anything but a libertarian state. They have an outrageous sales tax of 7%, they have blue laws, trade laws, and they don't recognize a lot of religions that are federally recognized. If you want to look at a more Libertarian state you should take a look at New Hampshire.

More like FAGertarian state

Quote from: Robotic Bear;1698975More like FAGertarian state

More like a libertarGAYan state

what about texan genocide that sounds nice

More like HOMOtarian state

Quote from: miraclefruit;1698998what about texan genocide that sounds nice

Save Kinky Friedman, Willie Nelson, Blue Hippo, and my buddy Garry. Fuck the rest of em.