Obama administration says marriage law unfair

Source: Salon

Obama administration says marriage law unfair

Aug 17th, 2009 | WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration filed court papers Monday claiming a federal marriage law discriminates against gays, even as government lawyers continue to defend the law.

Justice Department lawyers are seeking to dismiss a suit brought by a gay California couple challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. The administration's response to the case has angered gay activists who see it as backtracking on campaign promises made by Barack Obama.

In the court papers, the administration urges the repeal of the law but says in the meantime, government lawyers will continue to defend it as a law on the books.

The government's previous filing in the case angered gay rights activists who supported Obama's candidacy in part because of his pledge to move forward on repealing the law and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy that prevents gays from serving openly in the military.

Read more: http://www.salon.com/wires/ap/2009/08/17/D9A4MCBO1_us_gay_marriage/

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another source:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090817/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gay_marriage

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Nice to See the President FINALLY doing something for the GLBT community...

yes yes I know, 5 1/2 months... but really.. a kind word, a post-it note? a fart in our general direction?

and never recovered from it.

at the hate for this administration and comparing it to Clinton's - it really didn't matter what he tried to do, they were rabidly going after his (and Hillary) as a way of "political sport".

They can and will use anything and everything to make their case, they'll also make up shit if they have to and mostly, the media will never call them on it. But they don't come to this from any sort of fairness and decency the way opposing politicians have previously. And it really doesn't matter to them what policies the Administration promotes.

If GWB had changed party affiliation mid-term, the exact same rabid supporters who still hail him as great would have raked him through everything they did Clinton - even if the only change he made was the letter behind his name and left all his arrogant, illegal policies in place. Their party loyalty is the only thing that matters to them.

Perhaps a sudden realization that someone needs to guard their left flank after the health care debacle?

Obama disses marriage law as Justice defends it

even as his administration angered gay rights activists by defending the it in court.
The president said his administration's stance in a California court case is not about defending traditional marriage, but is instead about defending traditional legal practice.
Justice Department lawyers filed new papers Monday seeking to throw out a lawsuit brought by a gay couple challenging the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. Gay rights groups say that by doing so, the administration is failing to follow through on campaign promises made by Obama last year to work to repeal the law.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090817/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_gay_marriage_4


SEEING A LOT OF TOO FAST MOVING STUFF ON YAHOO FROM A LOT OF SOURCES --
SOME OF IT GETS PULLED AND MORE CONSERVATIVE HEADLINES REPLACE IT AND
SOME OF THE 'NEWS' --

RATHER SEEM DUPES HERE THAN FIND WE ARE MISSING INFO AT DU . . .

The Obama administration is doing exactly what Obama did with Prop 8.

With Prop 8, he said "I've stated my opposition to this. I think it's unnecessary" and in the same breath said, "I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage."

Now with DOMA, he's saying that he wants a repeal of the law while the DOJ says that marriage equality is as bad as incest.

And he's doing the same thing with the public option - playing both sides simultaneously. He sends Sebelius out to trash it, while saying he's OK with it. He's a guy who stakes out a weak stand on both sides of every issue. Where I grew up guys like that were called weasels.

Obama is just bullshitting us.

doesn't part of the oath of office require him to uphold the laws, even laws he himself might not agree with?
Edit: After all its not like he can ignore the laws like Bush did.

You are just another bullshit artist!