And where do they think they are going to find GOPers who will stand up to the Dems to push this?Lawrence has laid the groundwork for the imminent redefinition of marriage by judicial fiat. The Defense of Marriage Act will not withstand the sweeping precedents of Lawrence. There are only two methods available to thwart this outcome: Constitutional Amendment and Impeaching Supreme Court Justices.
Impeachment isn't going to happen. An Amendment will, of some sort.
We're in a culture war, and wars are ugly when the other side blindsides you with every duplicity available to them. I thought the DoMA was a good solution to the problem, but it's no longer a safe port in this storm.
Where are you going to find the Democrats to oppose it? More than 80% of the House and Congress voted for the Defense of Marriage Act only as recently as 1996. Democrats voted 2 - 1 in favor of it. Bill Clinton signed it "to take the Republicans' issues away."
Even California and Hawaii, which routinely elect Democrat majorities, passed referenda defining marriage as being between one man and one woman.
From a Machiavellian standpoint, the best thing possible for Republicans would be for Democrats to oppose an Amendment safeguarding the institution of marriage.
