What’s in a name? Not much, until someone says you can’t change it.See, this is just silly. It’s one thing for Nebraska to say that it doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages in terms of benefits and the like, but to ignore an out-of-state birth certificate as a legitimate document for changing a name on a drivers license is just plain dumb. Or Incredibly petty. Especially where she has other ID (a passport) and other state registration using her married name.
Kelly: Nebraska doesn’t recognize her marriage — or even her name
She had no trouble obtaining a Nebraska driver’s license at 16; now she’s been turned down at 51.
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That is totally stupid, especially when you consider some of the truly idiotic names that have been approved to be legally changed.
It's a blatant violation of Full Faith & Credit – I don't think even our current SCOTUS could ignore that. But of course, that requires a long legal fight before the state is actually held to that.
+Kingsley Lintz Yeah. It will (hopefully) be faster to wait for SCOTUS to rule (knocks wood) on same-sex marriage being constitutionally protected, which will resolve these kind of issues.