[NYer]

Ping!

[Tublecane]

What is this, equal protection? Yawn. The federal government is under no obligation to recognize gay marriage just because certain states do. It can have one standard, whereby only real marriages are special instead of heterosecual and homosexual couples both being special.

By the way, if this challenge succeeds someone should bring suit against the federal government for “discriminating” against polygamy or friendships by granting married coupled of various combinations special status. And if they fail, the government has no authority and we are free to rebel.

[newzjunkey]

DOMA, which was passed by a Republican-controlled Congress in 1996 and signed into law by former Democratic President Bill Clinton

A little misleading. DOMA was not the least big controversial.

It passed with 342 Yeas, 67 Nays in the House and 85 Yeas, 14 Nays in the Senate.

Had it been a constitutional amendment, it would've been passed easily and sent to the states ratification.

[glorgau]

... arguing that it treats them differently than married heterosexual couples

They're a bit thick. That is the whole idea.

[Uncle Miltie]

Isn’t Obama sworn to uphold the laws, not undermine them?

[Sacajaweau]

Equal protection?? Except we’re talking apples and oranges.....and apples and apples. There’s is no way to make them “equal”.