Posted on 02/25/2014 8:08:13 AM PST by ColdOne
Attorney General Eric Holder has given the nod to his state counterparts that they do not have to defend laws they consider discriminatory -- effectively giving the green light for states to stop defending bans on gay marriage.
Holder addressed the issue during a gathering of state attorneys general on Tuesday, after detailing his position in a New York Times interview.
Speaking to the National Association of Attorneys General, Holder said that any decision not to defend individual laws must be "exceedingly rare" and reserved for "exceptional circumstances." He indicated that legal challenges to gay marriage bans would qualify as such a circumstance.
"In general, I believe that we must be suspicious of legal classifications based solely on sexual orientation," he said.
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You are DAMNED right they don’t! And if ONE AG in a conservative state thinks they can get away with that BS, The LOCAL STATE REPS will impeach his a$$...
I believe it’s time for conservative states to decide that they’ll ignore Federal Courts on voter ID... F THEM ALL!
bump!
And from the same:
We should hire some Czechoslovakian consultants to decide on how to deal with Eric Holder.
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