Comments on: Louisiana Court Recognizes Marriage Between Couisins as Valid

By: Cube

Cube — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:25:18 +0000

Chiki-chiki-bom-bom

By: Cube

Cube — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:23:36 +0000

“Louisiana Court Recognizes Marriage Of Cousins: Gays and Goats To Follow?” http://bit.ly/bP5Cj

By: Louisiana Court Recognizes Marriage Of Cousins: Gays and Goats To Follow? « Cube

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:13:31 +0000

[...] Finally! A legitimate chance at wedded bliss for kissin’ cousins that are in lovin’: In a very interesting decision (with implications for same-sex marriage), a Louisiana court has held that the state must recognize a foreign marriage between cousins despite the fact that such a marriage would be null and void in the statem The 1st Circuit Appeals court ruled that there is no strong public policy that would bar such a recognition. The case involved a divorce case where the East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court judge declined jurisdiction. [...]

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:11:34 +0000

Hmmm…..I have a really good looking male cousin…I wonder what he’ll think if I ask him out!!

I’m kidding….

Hey different strokes for different folks.

I wonder what they’ll do about same sex cousins wanting to get married?

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 03:17:54 +0000

Ankhorite,
I have to admit that I was not aware that there were that many states that allowed cousins to marry. Notwithstanding that fact, I do agree with Prof. Turley that this La. case may make it easier for the Supreme Court to agree to a full faith and credit argument in defense of any couple getting married. You are right however, about the Scalia crowd and their improper reading of the Constitution.

By: Ankhorite

Ankhorite — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 01:31:59 +0000

I happen to be domiciled in Virginia, which is among 25 U.S. state jurisdictions which recognizes marriage between first cousins. Since Louisiana is compelled to recognize such marriages, what’s their excuse for trying to deny the marriages of international immigrant cousins?

I do not agree with Mr. Turley about the public policy exception to full faith and credit in the case of gay marriages. We now have warring public policies: equality for all adults in the fundamental right of pair marriage without discrimination on the basis of orientation v…. versus well, what, exactly? an unconstitutional favoring of a particular religious view? the desire of legislative bodies not to be offended, or to not give offense to their constituents?

In any case, I believe full faith and credit does apply to marriages contracted in any state with regard to all other states. I acknowledge that getting the U.S. Supreme Court, as presently constituted, to admit it is no more likely than getting that Court to agree that “In God We Trust” on our money is an unconstitutional establishment of religion which compels every citizen to proselytize for monotheism every time they pay in cash, as much as if they were handing out paper tracts on a street corner saying the same thing.

The principle of “plain meaning of the words” in statutory construction goes by the wayside when Scalia’s clique starts interpreting the Constitution.

By: rafflaw

rafflaw — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:24:50 +0000

This takes the “kissing cousins” concept to a new level. It will be interesting to see if this case is used when the inevitable challenges to gay marriages are made in court. I am a little surprised that there isn’t a strong public policy against cousins marrying each other when the opponents of gay marriage are numerous and very vocal.