Washington – House Speaker John Boehner says he’s launching a legal defense of the federal law against gay marriage. The Ohio Republican announced Friday that he was convening a bipartisan legal advisory group to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. President Barack Obama has refused to defend the law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.
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The leaders can instruct the House’s non-partisan general counsel to take legal action on behalf of the chamber.
Attorney General Eric Holder has said that the Justice Department would continue to enforce the law but no longer would defend its constitutionality.
The Supreme Court has not ruled on the matter, but last year a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled the law unconstitutional.
This is misleading; Holder is only refusing to defend one particularly problematic section of the law.
Obama swore to “… preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” which by deciding male/female marriage isn’t Constitutional, shows the country that he LIED under oath (which for a member of the democrat workers party is allowed).
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Just what is the “problematic section” that you leftists have problems with?
#2 is correct that Obama’s refusal to “… preserve protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” shows that he lied under oath. Furthermore, I will add if he lied about that, what else did he lie about? Its all or nothing. Since he wants part, let him go back to Kenya or Indonesia or wherever he isn’t from 😉 and lets have someone who actually says more than just words and just speeches.