Justice Department Defends The Defense Of Marriage Act

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion Thursday to appeal a federal judge’s ruling that the definition of marriage between a man and a woman in the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. Noting that President Obama thinks the law should be axed, Talking Points Memo reported that the DOJ has a policy of defending federal statutes that it considers to have reasonable arguments to support their constitutionality, even if the current administration disagrees with the statute itself. Obama has recently stated that his views on gay marriage were “evolving” and he may reconsider his opposition to it.

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