Vote on how long it will be before Obama makes Gay Marriage a Federal Right for all.

[afan]

Your post is incomprehensible. Totally nutso! Iam not surprised that you are nutso! Do you just want to get into bed with me? Is that your problem? I really think there is some evidence for that. Does your wife know!?

You have to be a child as I see it this is your standard reply. I think you need a time out

[veritas]

Other then cheerleading and signing a DOMA repeal bill passed by Congress, what can Obama do?

He could wave his pen and enact it by fiat, just like he did with parts of the Dream Act. Congress? Courts? Who needs them?

[RIKMAN]

I'm thinking he'll do something similiar regarding the recently legalized marijuana use in CO and WA.

Any ideas as to why Obama got 62% of the vote in MD, yet Question 6 only got 52% ?

liberal catholics perhaps, who enthusiastically fell in for the Prez but couldn't quite pull the lever for Q 6!

[EmDot]

Not while DOMA is in place.

Not even for state and local taxes?

SS, as usual, decides not to address my questions. Oh well, that won't keep me from asking.

[Baltimatt]

EmDot--

As I understand, same-sex married couples can file state/local taxes jointly in states where it is legal. However, they still must file separately as single for federal taxes. This leads many same-sex couples to fill out a dummy joint federal return so they can calculate their state taxes, but then file separate single returns for the IRS.

I recall reading after the Maryland same-sex marriage bill passed is that people in this state must file the way they do on the federal return, so if this is true, they won't be able to file as married in Maryland as long as the feds do not recognize their marriage.

Another thing I wonder about is what status civil unions will have if the feds recognize same-sex married couples. Would they also be considered married for federal purposes? If no, then civil unions will clearly be a second-class institution. If yes, that may cause problems in places like Illinois, where opposite-sex couples can also get a civil union. It is thought that some opposite-sex couple might like a civil union not recognized by the feds for things like social security survivor benefits. However, if the feds recognize civil unions, such people may find themselves at a financial disadvantage.

[Baltimatt]

http://individuals.marylandtaxes.com...tax/filing.asp

For same-sex couples married in another jurisdiction, your Maryland filing status must be the same as the federal filing status. In his opinion on February 23, 2010, 95 Opp. Atty Gen. 3, Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler stated that a Maryland agency may address the recognition of out-of-state marriages on particular matters within that agency's jurisdiction, so long as the agency's action is consistent with any relevant statutes, including federal laws that may govern the agency's activities. The Comptroller is governed by federal laws in the activity of Maryland income taxation, pursuant to Section 10-107 of the Tax-General Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, which provides: "To the extent practicable, the Comptroller shall apply the administrative and judicial interpretations of federal income tax law to the administration of the income tax laws of this State." This is made clear in the Code of Maryland Regulations(COMAR) 03.04.02.02 and .03that each resident shall use the same filing status on his or her state income tax return as he or she uses to file the federal income tax return.

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service does not allow same-sex spouses to file joint federal income tax returns, because the federal Defense of Marriage Act of 1996, Public Law 104-199, defined marriage as only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word, "spouse" refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.

[LMoore24]

You didn't vote for #3?

Nope.

Didn't seem like a much of an issue to me, and I'm not in favor of passing laws that don't address real issues. But I didn't vote against it either.

Sorry for the delayed response, but I don't like to post from computers at work.

[LMoore24]

How can you even think about graciousness in defense of Salisbury Sage?

He's perhaps the least gracious poster on this forum. Have you read his posts on President Obama?

It seemed like SalisburySage was awfully quiet after the election.
I figured he was feeling down (I know I was) and didn't deserve to be kicked while he was down. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he's "the worst person in the world" and deserves to be kicked.

You might want to learn to see past your ideological limits.

Yes Finn; you should definitely be the arbiter of ideological limits on this board.

[Phineas Finn]

It seemed like SalisburySage was awfully quiet after the election.
I figured he was feeling down (I know I was) and didn't deserve to be kicked while he was down. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe he's "the worst person in the world" and deserves to be kicked.




Yes Finn; you should definitely be the arbiter of ideological limits on this board.

Rather typical -- when at a loss for anything relevant to say, go global.

[SalisburySage]

Not even for state and local taxes?

SS, as usual, decides not to address my questions. Oh well, that won't keep me from asking.

What makes you think you are worthy of my time.

[Grindelwald]

What makes you think you are worthy of my time.

LOL, what makes you think any BS you spew is worth any of our time?

[LMoore24]

Rather typical -- when at a loss for anything relevant to say, go global.

Weak.

You can do better.

[EmDot]

What makes you think you are worthy of my time.

And if this was supposed to be an insult, it didn't work.

To answer your question, maybe because I'm one of the few on the left who doesn't insult you? But if you don't want to have legitimate discussions, so be it. That still won't stop me from asking questions.