Republican Speaker John Boehner says House leaders will appoint a lawyer to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court, in the wake of President Barack Obama’s decision to no longer do so.
“It is regrettable that the Obama administration has opened this divisive issue at a time when Americans want their leaders to focus on jobs and the challenges facing our economy,” Boehner said in a statement. “The constitutionality of this law should be determined by the courts — not by the president unilaterally — and this action by the House will ensure the matter is addressed in a manner consistent with our Constitution.”
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi promptly issued a statement responding to Boehner’s decision.
“Aside from standing up for a discriminatory law and failing to focus on jobs and the economy, this action places Republicans squarely on the wrong side of history and progress,” Pelosi said in her statement. “In addition, this decision will burden the staff and monetary resources of the Office of the General Counsel, and given the complexity of these cases and the number of courts involved, it is likely this will cost the House hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.
“This is nothing more than a distraction from our most pressing challenges, and Speaker Boehner should follow his own advice and work with Democrats to create jobs, strengthen the middle class, and responsibly reduce the deficit,” Pelosi said.
He says same-sex marriage (or a law that defines marriage) should be decided by the courts but he has no problem with congress passing that law in the first place? I LOVE POLITICS!!!!! YAY!!!!!
I love Glamour Shotz.
Opposite Sex married couples didn’t clamor for government recognition of their unions before the government began to do so. The reason you find
government recognition important for same-sex “marriage” is that thgey are so guilty of the wickedness of the lifestyle that they want to be told they are OK. But they will never be OK with God, and to support Same Sex marriage is to condemn the homosexuals to eternal Hell.
H Manis: That is the biggest load of crap I have ever heard. Hetero marriages have always been recognized by the government in some form or fashion, and with that recognition has come some very specific rights, privileges and responsibilities. The reason same-sex couple are demanding marriage equality is because we deserve the same rights, privileges, responsibilities and recognition under civil law. I don’t need the government to tell me I am okay, and I damn sure don’t need you or your narrow-minded, unenlightened, judgmental and totally un-Christ-like “Christian” church to tell me I am okay.
It’s about legal and civil rights and privileges and nothing to do with God or Christ or your so-called church.