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Posted By david_nwpa 6 months ago in Political News

Massachusetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, sued the U.S. government Wednesday over a federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman.

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    david_nwpa6 months ago

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    The fallout from the Justice Department having to defend DOMA before two different courts on two different sides of the country will be breathtaking. The arguments presented in these separate cases will demand all that the Obama Justice Dept. can throw at it. Maybe if they toss enough poop, something will stick. Obama's AG need not defend the law quite so vigorously if he really does not like it so much.

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      Beau78905 months, 4 weeks ago

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      These cases present Obama with an easy out if, as some suspect, his decision not to push very strongly for same-sex marriage is motivated by political concerns.

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      mcgrievysr6 months ago

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      I'm not an attorney, but I feel that anything that will keep gay marriage legal should be pursued. It'll be interesting to see how this all plays out. There seems to be hope.

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