John Thornton
At 03:03 PM 7/2/2004, Alan wrote:
>The WSJ ran a piece yesterday that quotes an unnamed
>IRS senior official who said the 1996 Defense of
>Marriage Act would bar Massachusetts married same sex
>couples from filing as married on their federal taxes.
>The same article also quoted the Congressional Budget
>Office who said that widespread legalization of
>same-sex marriages would slightly increase federal tax
>revenues (if the Feds would be willing to take the
>money). So our slogan can be: "Fight the Deficit:
>Legalize Gay Marriage Now!" Pit fiscal conservatives
>against Bible-thumpers, classic divide and conquer.