Posted on 07/19/2011 1:08:18 PM PDT by Pyro7480
Tomorrow the Senate will hold the first hearing on The Respect for Marriage Act, which repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, thus granting to all lawfully married couples—including same-sex couples—to receive federal marriage benefits and protections if they are joined by a valid marriage in a state where such marriages are legal.
“The president has long called for a legislative repeal of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which continues to have a real impact on the lives of real people --our families, friends and neighbors,” White House press secretary Jay Carney said at today’s press briefing.
“He is proud to support the Respect for Marriage Act, introduced by Senator Feinstein and Congressman Nadler, which would take DOMA off the books once and for all," said Carney. "This legislation would uphold the principle that the federal government should not deny gay and lesbian couples the same rights and legal protections as straight couples.”
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the founders knew that they could not enumerate all of the unalienable rights and that was the fear that some short minded folks would look to the rights enumerated and say... “that’s not in the constitution”...
so they left the unwritten as up to the states or the people to vex...
be careful on that slippery slope you tread...
teeman
“OBAMA SWINGS BOTH WAYS”
I suspect he is exclusively homosexual.
Same here. His marriage is a sham.
“The Bible says two men ought not lay together”-Karl Childers
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