A Sacred Contract: Defense of Marriage

That is why Congressional Republicans took the lead in enacting the Defense of Marriage Act, affirming the right of States and the federal government not to recognize same-sex relationships licensed in other
jurisdictions. The current Administration’s open defiance of this constitutional principle—in its handling of immigration cases, in federal personnel benefits, in allowing a same-sex marriage at a military base,
and in refusing to defend DOMA in the courts— makes a mockery of the President’s inaugural oath.

Translation: We support State’s rights as long as they agree with us. If they don’t, the Federal government needs to crack down and force them to comply