Posted on 05/22/2008 2:19:42 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
The Defense of Marriage Act, signed into law by President Clinton in 1996, protects states from having to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other states. Ordinarily, under the "Full Faith and Credit Clause" of the Constitution, states are required to recognize "the public Acts, Records and judicial Proceedings of every other State."
"Obama also believes we need to fully repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally recognized unions," his campaign Web site says.
Obama has emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee, and California has become the second state where the local Supreme Court has decreed a right to same-sex marriage.
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McCain’s saving grace for being elected is that he is running against a retard.
He will not be elected if he believes this. He is digging his own hole. I am so glad because I doubt that McCain can dig it for him.
Go for it, Barak. Such nonsense won’t do anything but help the Republicans in November.
Obama is slowly turning many of his supporters OFF.
No surprise here. Obama = Hardcore Left
Obama makes Kerry seem palatable.
A major section of the DOMA is the “full faith and credit” clause of the US Constitution does not apply to gay marriage, ie Texas does not have to recognize a gay marriage performed in MA. Obama, by calling for the repeal of the DOMA, is arguing for the the exportation of gay marriage from MA and perhaps CA to the whole US.
The Big O continues to persue every path to alientate the middle. Good on ‘em.
“states are required to recognize “the public Acts, Records and judicial Proceedings of every other State.”
Why does this not apply to CHL’s? ( like in DC and NY )
Older white women is the demographic Barry is having trouble with. With that in mind, he needs to go after Oprah’s audience, not the yahoos that Ellen DeGenerate attracts.
Do it. I dare them. Do it boys, do it.
McGovern ‘72.
Try taking your licensed gun to NY.
Oh, I do hope that’s one of the major planks in his campaign platform!!!
Don't cha know, Sen. Juan "Keating Five / Strawberries" McShamnesty (Az-Egoist) only runs against Conservatives.....he only cavorts/sleep w/ the 'rats (and may be his wife).
...and Obambi, has really "step-in-it " on this issue.
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