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Missouri governor faces impeachment over pro-gay ‘marriage’ executive order

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JEFFERSON CITY, MO , April 25, 2014 -- Republicans in the Missouri State House have brought three charges of impeachment against Democratic Governor Jay Nixon . The main charge relates to an Executive Order by Nixon that allows same-sex couples who "marry" in other states to file tax returns jointly in the state. Nixon said he was forced to make the decision because of how the state and federal tax codes are linked, but Republicans say it violates the state's voter-approved constitutional amendment banning same-sex "marriage." Jay Nixon at a 2008 rally "This is such a blatant and serious violation of Missouri's constitution and Missouri law that the governor should be removed from office,"  said Republican legislator Nick Marshall . The Executive Order  came after   the Supreme Court declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. One of the other resolutions relates to Nixon not calling for special elections fast enough for

Ken Cuccinelli protects marriage in Virginia, says gays ‘married’ out-of-state file taxes as single

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RICHMOND, VA , December 5, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Homosexual couples who “marry” outside of Virginia will still be treated as singles by state tax officials, state officials say. The decision was made after state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli ’s office pointed out that the ruling did not apply to individual states. As a result, homosexual couples living in Virginia who choose to ‘marry’ out-of-state will face inconvenience and a higher bill come tax time. The Virginia Department of Taxation issued a  bulletin  last month explaining the differences between federal and state tax laws and providing “married” homosexual couples with instructions on how to file their state taxes. The bulletin explains that while the state had historically defaulted to the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) definition of marriage for tax calculation purposes, it can no longer do so because Virginia’s constitution was amended in 2007 to specifically block the state government from o