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President Obama’s Statement on DOMA Ruling

This entry was posted in Obama Central Supreme Court and tagged DOMA President Obama Supreme Court on June 26, 2013 by Tyler

“I applaud the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. This was discrimination enshrined in law. It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for […]

Speaker Boehner’s Statement on DOMA Statement

This entry was posted in Congress Supreme Court and tagged DOMA House Speaker Boehner Supreme Court on June 26, 2013 by Tyler

“Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis and President Clinton signed it into law. The House intervened in this case because the constitutionality of a law should be judged by the Court, not by the president unilaterally. While I am obviously disappointed in the ruling, […]