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babylonsister

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Wed Mar-16-11 04:54 PM
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Democrats Aim For DOMA Repeal

Elise Foley

Posted: 03/16/11 01:23 PM

WASHINGTON -- Democrats launched a repeal effort against the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday, introducing companion bills in both chambers of Congress to end the law and mounting a messaging effort to argue that same-sex marriage strengthens the American family.

The bill, coined the Respect for Marriage Act, would end DOMA, the 1996 law that banned the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage even if a couple has been married under state law. The legislation comes on the heels of a February announcement from the Obama administration that the Department of Justice will no longer defend DOMA in court.

As the fight over gay marriage plays out through the judiciary, gay-rights advocates in Congress aim to capitalize on growing public support for an end to DOMA to push for a more immediate solution.

Reps. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) and John Conyers (D-Mich.) partnered with the four openly gay members of Congress, Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.), Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.), plus more than 100 cosponsors on the legislation, which is slated for formal introduction Wednesday afternoon.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/16/democrats-set-sights-on-doma-repeal_n_836578.html

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Ken Burch

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Wed Mar-16-11 05:10 PM
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1. Good. And they'll need to keep this fight going THROUGH the election

We can win by mobilizing the community of conscience.

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Thrill

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Wed Mar-16-11 05:33 PM
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2. Watch the conservative Dems come out

Ben Nelson will not allow this to hit the floor for a vote in the Senate

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vaberella

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Wed Mar-16-11 05:35 PM
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3. Why didn't they do this last time around?! Anyway it's started.

I don't think it has a chance. But it's started. Obama made the first move and now congress is mobilizing. Good on them.

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LonePirate

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Wed Mar-16-11 07:00 PM
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4. Dems in the Senate will need to attach it to a bill and force the House to accept it in conference

That is the only way it will pass before 2013.

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GatesofPunk

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Wed Mar-16-11 08:33 PM
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5. Good, I see the democrats are finally standing up...

Edited on Wed Mar-16-11 08:42 PM by GatesofPunk

to these theocratic laws threatening American liberty. :applause: Hopefully the push to legalize same-sex marriage will come next.

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AtomicKitten

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Wed Mar-16-11 09:06 PM
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6. That would be great.

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