US: Massachusetts Can't "Force" Federal Gay Marriage »
Posted By david_nwpa 2 weeks, 6 days ago in Political News
States that allow gay marriage can’t force the federal government to provide benefits to those couples, the Obama administration argued Friday in court papers in a lawsuit by Massachusetts.
The Justice Department is at odds with Massachusetts – the first state to allow gay marriage – over a 1996 federal law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
Massachusetts sued in July, saying that law is discriminatory and deprives gay couples in the state of some federal spousal benefits.
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david_nwpa2 weeks, 6 days ago
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President Obama did not need to have the AG enforce this law that stringently if he were truly opposed to it. Consider that he is not actively rounding up marijuana users in states with medical marijuana laws. The President is paying lip service to gays and lesbians so he can stay in the favor of religious leaders from whom he will need votes in the 2010 elections.
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MeanMrMustard2 weeks, 5 days ago
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Oh please,don't compare dying cancer patients being sent to prison with gay couples,I guarantee you gay couples will get their full rights alot sooner than anyone using marijuana for recreational purposes.There are as many marijuana users in this country as gays and both issues have the same importance.And Obama has done a poor job on both issues.
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Mystic_Moldovan2 weeks, 5 days ago
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Well, you heard about the arsonist who was sent to a house fire with the volunteer fire department. He was beside himself trying decide if he should throw water on the fire or throw gasoline on the fire to make the house burn faster. This is Obama's approach to DOMA. He wants people to think he's throwing a bucket of water when he's really throwing gasoline.
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