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Tx4obama

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Fri Mar 29, 2013, 10:25 PM Mar 2013

Conservative Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said Friday that he supports repealing DOMA


Justin Amash Backs DOMA Repeal On Twitter

WASHINGTON -- Conservative Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said Friday that he supports repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, though he wouldn't commit to cosponsor legislation to do that.

In an unexpected Twitter exchange with The Huffington Post, Amash, one of the more savvy members of Congress when it comes to social media, began with a tweet stating that the "real threat" to traditional marriage isn't lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender couples, but government itself.

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Rest of article and screenshots of all the tweets here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/29/justin-amash-doma-repeal_n_2981622.html



p.s. The last tweet is interesting - he will take at look possibly co-sponsoring "The Respect of Marriage Act"

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Conservative Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) said Friday that he supports repealing DOMA (Original Post) Tx4obama Mar 2013 OP
He's just down the road from me. longship Mar 2013 #1
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