Better DOMA defense to come
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Charlie Butts
2/24/2011 4:30:00 AM
Though the Obama administration announced yesterday that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), one research fellow sees the “silver lining.”
The Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) says the executive branch of the government has upped the ante by refusing to show up in the existing court cases, which is ultimately a disappointment to most Americans. (Listen to audio report)
“The Department of Justice has a constitutional duty to defend the laws duly enacted by Congress,” notes ADF attorney Austin R. Nimocks. “And the refusal of the attorney general to defend the federal Defense of Marriage Act just because they don’t like it politically is really inexcusable.” (more…)
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