tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post7605098068355144818..comments2024-03-28T09:06:56.994-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: On SJWs and languageFirehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-28765350344997062692015-04-17T08:54:30.793-07:002015-04-17T08:54:30.793-07:00So "Now that you're dead, we're going...<i>So "Now that you're dead, we're going to steal a third of your estate" is fairness, or something.</i><br /><br />I've been saying for years that conservatives missed a big propaganda opportunity when US v. Windsor was in front of the Supreme Court. As I understand it, Edith Windsor had standing to sue because the feds wanted to confiscate 1/3 of an estate that was left to her by someone who the state of NY considered her spouse.<br /><br />Every Republican in government should have sprinted to the nearest TV camera and made the case that Thea Spyer shouldn't have needed a marriage license to prevent the government taking $363k worth of her stuff when she died. Of course, that requires us to continue pretending to believe that professional Republicans actually want smaller government.AndyNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606619090267041871noreply@blogger.com