Marriage cannot be severed from its cultural, religious and natural roots without weakening the good influence of society.

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One of the biggest questions, should Judge Vinson rule that the individual mandate violates the Constitution, is whether he would decide it could be "severed" from the rest of the law, as did Virginia judge Hudson.

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What is the fair market value of a house, severed from the land, and donated on the condition that it soon be burned down?

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This affords entireties owners certain protections, including from creditors (though be warned that the bit of case law on this where tenancy was severed for creditors involves the IRS).

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