Possible Big news on DOMA

Spreading on twitter right now

Obama has decided that DOMA is unconstitutional and has asked his DOJ to stop defending it in court

waiting for confirmations

Obama Orders Justice Department to Stop Defending Defense of Marriage Act
By Marc Ambinder

Wednesday, February 23, 2011 | 12:07 p.m.
President Obama has decided that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and has asked his Justice Department to stop defending it in court, the administration announced today.

"The President believes that DOMA is unconstitutional. They are no longer going to be defending the cases in the 1st and 2nd circuits," a person briefed on the decision said.

The administration will formally notify Congress later today. The act sought to restrict single-sex unions.

The President has won favor with the gay community recently by winning a repeal of the military’s “Don’t ask, don’t tell,” policy, which was passed during the lame duck Congress in December. At that time, he reiterated his support for repealing the DOMA, passed under President Clinton in 1996, but did not take further steps toward repeal.

His administration defended the law as recently as January, when the Justice Department defended the law against a ruling that said it violated the rights of states to set their own marriage policies.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/obama-orders-justice-department-to-stop-defending-defense-of-marriage-act-20110223

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in car ATM ( not driving) so can't post article

If not settled in the Supreme Court, it is still an open question.

I guess that'll be Obama's fault too. After all, he is no different than a Republican, right? :sarcasm:

I was giving him until 2012, but I think he realizes that the political climate won't allow him to do that now and maybe he always wanted DOMA to get done during his first 4 years. If that's the case, by pushing it and allowing it to go to the supreme court---faster will eventually allow it to become illegal if it can't get repealed during his first 4.

As for the other parts of your statement...this IS DU afterall. It's to be expected.

But I was planning on giving him until 2012 for that to happen. So this is a bit interesting move.

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K and R

And for those saying Obama Is no different that Republicans do you believe a President Mccain would have done this.