Democrats move to repeal Defense of Marriage Act

Politics • March 2011 • Views: 873

Democrats introduced legislation Wednesday that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, a renewed attack on the 15-year-old law the Obama administration has said it would no longer defend in court from challenges brought on behalf of same-sex couples.

The legislation comes as the Republican-led House has initiated its own legal defense of the act, which prevents gay couples from receiving various federal rights that are extended to heterosexual couples.

“It is time to right this wrong,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in introducing the bill with other senators. “This bill will ensure that all married couples in the United States enjoy equal protection of our laws.”

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shutdown Thu, Mar 17, 2011 9:54:44am

Marriage Equality is my “line in the sand” social policy issue for this upcoming election cycle. I don’t care if you cycle down Main Street upside down shooting gold coins out of your ass to balance the budget - if you don’t support equal marriage rights for all people, you aren’t getting my vote.

theheat Thu, Mar 17, 2011 10:10:56am

Well it’s about goddamned time this was important enough to do something about. (And fuck the states’ rights position.)

The Republican’s position has all the moral courage of defending slavery… state-by-state, of course.

moderatelyradicalliberal Thu, Mar 17, 2011 10:12:55am

I don’t think this could pass the House, but it would be a good to get it ready to go if the Democrats take the House back in the next 2-4 years.

theheat Thu, Mar 17, 2011 10:15:51am

“It is time to right this wrong,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

Anyone want to guess what the GOP fundie faux feminist power players will say?

As if it’s even necessary to guess. “This is an attack on family values!” blah blah blah “This destroys the sanctity of marriage!” blah blah “God will send tornadoes now!” blah blah “This isn’t what our founding fathers died for!” blah blah.

That’s right, you ignorant pukes. Just turn up the volume and keep chasing your tails. Eventually you might get dizzy and stop long enough to throw up.

Simply Sarah Thu, Mar 17, 2011 10:17:14am

re: #3 moderatelyradicalliberal

I don’t think this could pass the House, but it would be a good to get it ready to go if the Democrats take the House back in the next 2-4 years.

It has absolutely no chance of passing in the House and an infinitesimal chance of getting through the Senate. The repeal of DADT barely made it through and that was with the Democrats in control of the House, with a much larger Senate majority, and with wide-spread support of the move from the military and people across the political spectrum. Repealing DOMA? Not so much.

moderatelyradicalliberal Thu, Mar 17, 2011 11:53:26am

re: #5 Simply Sarah

It has absolutely no chance of passing in the House and an infinitesimal chance of getting through the Senate. The repeal of DADT barely made it through and that was with the Democrats in control of the House, with a much larger Senate majority, and with wide-spread support of the move from the military and people across the political spectrum. Repealing DOMA? Not so much.

True, but if you start the push now, you might get it passed sometime between when we have 15 states that allow same sex marriage and 20.

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