How many votes do you think we have in Congress to repeal DOMA?

bluestateguy

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Sun Nov-01-09 10:24 PM
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How many votes do you think we have in Congress to repeal DOMA?

My sense of it is that we have perhaps 150-170 votes to repeal in the House and at least 50, but nowhere near 60 in the Senate to kill a filibuster.

I think there should be a vote every year to repeal this odious law. I bet you that every year you could get a few more comers to support a repeal. Even if the votes are not within reach, I think that a floor vote is owed to the supporters of marriage equality.

Aside from the argument on behalf of this being a matter of civil rights and equality, which I fully endorse, one could also make a separate argument on behalf of states rights for the repeal of the law. Marriage is a benefit that is conferred only by the states. The federal government does not marry anybody, and therefore has no grounds to refuse to recognize a benefit that is conferred at the liberty of the states.

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Justitia

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Sun Nov-01-09 10:32 PM
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1. Dunno, but should have happened like yesterday. Love to see an actual filibuster of a repeal.

It'd be like Strom Thurmond filibustering to save segregation.

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FreeState

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Sun Nov-01-09 10:39 PM
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2. K&R to counter the anti-gay unrec this thread just got

It needs to be overturned ASAP - real families are being hurt by it today.

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Justitia

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Sun Nov-01-09 10:42 PM
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3. Holy crap, are you kidding? No, I see you aren't. Just did my part to counteract the goblin. -nt

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FreeState

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Sun Nov-01-09 10:44 PM
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4. It happens to every marriage equality post on DU

Edited on Sun Nov-01-09 10:45 PM by FreeState

and I'm sick of it.

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niyad

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Sun Nov-01-09 11:29 PM
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8. I have no use for the institution myself, but understand its importance to others. geez, we ought

to be supporting and celebrating WHENEVER people find a little love in this world.

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niyad

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Sun Nov-01-09 11:27 PM
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7. just did my part as well.

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tblue

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Sun Nov-01-09 11:05 PM
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5. Probably more if the Admin would stop defending it.

like, two days ago.

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2009/10/30/Obama_Administration_Defends_DOMA_in_Court/

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niyad

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Sun Nov-01-09 11:26 PM
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6. not enough, unfortunately. wasn't obama supposed to be pushing for this?

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FreeState

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Mon Nov-02-09 12:34 AM
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9. Rahm Emmanuel was asked about this at the Hate Crimes signing and he walked away

Rather than discuss it...

http://www.bilerico.com/2009/10/the_white_house.php

We talked with Barney Frank- surprise, he lives only a couple blocks from my house. I didn't want to get yelled at so I didn't ask about ENDA. Instead, I went on the Rahm Emmanuel, who was standing by himself. I shook his hand and said, So when are you going to stop with this one man one woman stuff?

What do you mean? he said.

I raised my eyebrows and said, You know what I mean, and it makes your candidate look like he's stuck in the 1990's. It' 2009. C'mon.

Let's get healthcare first, he said.

I said, I don't know if I can wait that long.

And off he scurried.

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