Homosexuals Furious With Obama: White House Backs DOMA!
Seems the anti-war left, angry at President Obama for stepping up US military anti-terror efforts in Afghanistan, will now have an ally - homosexuals across the nation are furious with the Obama White House, claiming he broke his campaign promise to back ‘gay’ marriage.
This from the Associated Press…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gay rights groups expressed dismay with the Obama administration Friday over its championing of the Defense of Marriage Act, a law the president pledged to try to repeal while on the campaign trail.
The government filed a motion late Thursday to dismiss the case of Arthur Smelt and Christopher Hammer, who are challenging the 1996 federal act. The law prevents couples in states that recognize same-sex unions from securing Social Security spousal benefits, filing joint taxes and other federal rights of marriage.
U.S. Department of Justice lawyers argued that the act — known informally as DOMA — is constitutional and contended that awarding federal marriage benefits to gays would infringe on the rights of taxpayers in the 30 states that specifically prohibit same-sex marriages.
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