Melissa Etheridge: No Same-Sex Marriage? No Taxes!

I don’t know much about this woman but…GO MELISSA! If she isn’t going to be given the equal rights that this ****** country claims to have then she shouldn’t have to give up her money. And for everyone saying she should still have to pay - technically, there is no law stating that we as citizens have to pay taxes. In fact, it goes against the constitution.

I don’t get it…..she does not know what to call her lover…wife?girlfriend?special lady friend?
Come on if she’s marry to her and calls her wife then what does her wife calls her…. husband?
The thing is that is people’s choice they voted and that’s the result….she can’t make up a lame excuse saying that people consider her as second class citizen!!! How is it that she can voice her opinion about what she believed in and not likewise????
I think marriage is between a man and a woman, not a woman and a woman and not a man and a man, that’s just what I believed in and it’s my opinion.

Thank you CA for voting this proposal down. Thank you - Thank you - Thank you!!!!!

anne: yup, it is pretty dumb. On the same night we elect an African American to the highest office in the land, we still withhold basic rights from a portion of the population.

And from what some of these posters have to say, I bet they’re pissed that a black guy is going to be their next President. I wish all the ignorant f*cks in the US would just go form their own country (say, in the South) and leave us in peace…..

So if we don’t get our way on everything we vote for we don’t have to pay our taxes.Lets see how she feels in jail.What a dumbass.

there will be lawsuits and this will go all the way to the US supreme court. you can count on it.

and it should. in point of fact, this amendment is going to end up as the first shot in a war to take away legal rights such as adopting/fostering kids etc.
not only that but it is all about religion. seriously. by ‘restoring the sanctity of marriage’ they are pushing a particular religious belief on the whole state (that belief being that homosexuality is sinful and any union is also unholy).
and I don’t wanna hear about protecting kids, blah blah. that junk about the field trip was either totally exaggerated and it wasn’t just about the marriage (but that it was happening was pointed out to the kids in a casual comment) or the parents are lying about being forced to let their kids go. the school had to have permission slips and legal waivers on every kid and if you don’t sign, they can’t go. or you just call in that Sally is sick and won’t be coming to school. and if you feel that strongly, you home school and you can teach your kids whatever you want. but don’t use them as a tool to shove your biggoted beliefs on everyone else for our own good.
and don’t try to tell me that gay parents are all bad and kids need a happily married straight couple for parents. I worked at a shelter for abused kids and almost all of them came from homes with straight parents. some of them their natural ones, some foster parents etc. it was a nightmare. almost every one of those kids would have been thankful for a safe and happy home regardless of whether they had a mommy and daddy, two mommies or two daddies. as long as they had a warm bed, food and no one yelling at them and beating them

as for the Melissa thing. if it gets attention to the issue that she tries to avoid her taxes, it’s not a bad thing. and folks are correct, the whole income tax issue is a total gray area. there are clauses in the US Constitution that, if pressed, could be judged as making such taxes illegal. and frankly I wish someone would press it. I would love to see things go the way they are in many places overseas. no tax on your income but rather on what you buy, ie, sales tax. with a few exceptions like essential food items. but all those houses, cars, fancy handbags and big screen tvs are taxed. and rarely highly.

she’s kinda right actually, but not paying taxes is not an option either.

To all the people who voted “YES” on prop 8:

why are you commenting on a blog owned by a gay person?!

Prop 8 won by 53% to 47%, not 51%. Eight years ago the public voted to ban same sex marriage and it was three judges this year who over turned it, not the people. It’s not a right to get married, it’s not a civil rights issue, please start comparing this to the civil right movement in the 1960’s it’s insulting. No one is beating you, imprisoning you, killing you, sending attack dogs on you, turning water hoses on you or making you sit at that back of the bus. If Miss Etheridge chooses not to pay her taxes then the government will just seize property or levy her bank accounts, they don’t fool around with tax evaders.

Her justification for not paying taxes is “she and I are not allowed the same right under the state constitution as any other citizen.”???? Of course she has the same rights as any other citizen. First, the ban on gay marriage applies to all citizens, i.e. no citizen can marry someone of the same sex. Second, the corollary of the first point is that just like every other citizen, she can marry any person of another sex that she wants.

For the entire length of human history, marriage has been between a man & a woman. Period. Now liberals want to change it into something else.

Here’s a new slogan for liberals: LIBERALS: Making the abnormal normal since 1968!

Perhaps Melissa should consult with Wesley Snipes regarding tax issues. He can be reached through Federal Prison Authorities.

Melissa, Obama being elected President is an Awesome breakthrough for our Country! You being gay and wanted to get married to your girlfriend/lover/live-in friend is your personal problem and I am so proud of Prop 8 being passed…why don’t you read the Bible…namely Genesis…Adam and Eve…not Adam/Adam or Eve/Eve…traditional marriage is a Divine, God given right and is not subject to interpretation…the laws of mankind do not reflect the laws of our Heavenly Father…or were you borne from 2 mothers? Why don’t you live your life and stop trying to get the world to accept your lifestyle? Or better yet, why don’t you make a run for the presidency and then we can call it a miracle ( you did mention Obama of course….not the same thing!)