This is the deadline for the Department of Justice to respond to a suit filed by GLAD against Section 3 of DOMA.

Follow this interesting link to learn more about this and perhaps engage in a little activism of your own. Here’s a taste of what you will find there:

Quick Summary: Presidents have the option [of] refusing to defend a law they view as unconstitutional on its face, of which there is no clearer example than DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act). President Obama himself has called the law “abhorrent” and he’s a constitutional law professor. Given these premises, we feel that President Obama [should] refuse to defend DOMA and should instead instruct his Department of Justice to join GLAD in this historic lawsuit.

My principal reason for pointing this out is to encourage people to watch what the Obama Administration actually does with this opportunity to move the gay civil rights agenda forward. Will President Obama instruct the DOJ to challenge or defend DOMA?

If readers feel it important to join Operation DOMA Flip Flop and press for administration and DOJ action against DOMA, they should by all means do so. Before deciding, keep in mind that those who support DOMA will be pressing the administration to defend the statute and there will be political consequences no matter what decision the President makes.

This is only to put things in a larger perspective, not to let the President off the hook. After all, he did ask for this job. And there does appear to be a pattern of avoidance and tone-deafness regarding GLBT issues. That concerns me and it should be called out, loudly. One lesson I took away from watching conservatives fawn over Shrub over the past 8 years is that you do your cause no favors by becoming a sycophant.

But the salient question is not “What is he going to do about our issues?”, but rather “What are WE going to do about our issues?”. I suggested on this board a few months ago that we should push for ENDA first, then follow up with DADT/DOMA. I still believe this is our best shot. Every poll I’ve seen shows that employment anti-discrimination laws have overwhelming public support (this has been the case for quite some time now), they’ve been in effect in many places for many years now (thus substantially negating the “But who knows what will happen?!?” line of argument), and a national anti-discrimination law could make a major difference for the millions of GLBT folks who don’t live in a state or city where such protections currently exist. Plus, it puts our enemies in the unenviable position of arguing that it’s OK to fire people because they’re gay. Obviously, I want DADT and DOMA repealed as well, but IMHO both the military and marriage come with cultural baggage which make them more difficult and more complicated.

As David points out, ENDA has to come through Congress and that’s where the bulk of our can be most effectively focused — on getting it brought to the table, passed, and sent to Obama for his signature. The best way to prevent him from avoiding our issues is to make them unavoidable

If you want to toss in some food for thought — pro or con — then go right ahead. If you want to tear Obama a new one (not each other) because of his administration’s moves or lack thereof, or if you want to defend or explain why you think he’s doing the right thing, that’s fine too.

But this business of hurling insults at each other ends now. You two are taking a timeout on moderation.

And I might add that Hypocrite originally spelled out the word “fa**ots” in its entirety, it was edited on his behalf to make him look a little less hostile and like spittle was dripping from his mouth.

Nope.

It was edited so as to continue to avoid site filters.

And as to your “rhetorical device” – what a pathetic excuse for being outrageously offensive. You disgust me.