Comments on: Massachusetts AG Challenges DOMA In Court

By: cd

cd — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:20:39 +0000

Massachusetts…first in all the good stuff that lasts. :-)

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:46:26 +0000

This is a good Federalist approach which conservatives ought to support. Allow the states to define marriage as they wish, but force the Feds to recognize all legal marriages. This avoids the significant problems of compelling all states to allow gay marriages, which would create a major backlash right now.

By: Richard W. Fitch

Richard W. Fitch — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:42:12 +0000

The long-term question becomes: if more states pass laws affirming same-sex-marriage, at what point will the federal govt be compelled to grant federal recognition to ALL same-sex couples?

By: Christopher Waldrop

Christopher Waldrop — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:06:57 +0000

I’ve long thought that the injured parties in DOMA are the states, even moreso than the individuals (couples are injured on a state level).

That’s an excellent point, and it also makes me think of something then-candidate George W. Bush said in response to a question about same-sex marriage. He said it was a states’ rights issue, not something the federal government should concern itself with.

He changed his tune later on, but if any politician’s position is that marriage should be left up to individual states to define then he or she should be reminded that they are therefore opposed to DOMA.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:01:32 +0000

And i’m GLAD (pun intended) to see a politician that actually stands for something, like american values.

By: Timothy Kincaid

Timothy Kincaid — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:40:40 +0000

I’ve long thought that the injured parties in DOMA are the states, even moreso than the individuals (couples are injured on a state level). The first clause of DOMA is nothing more than a power-grab by the federal government to wrest control over marriage from the states and turn it over to a centralized goverment.

I’m glad to see Massachusetts stand up for its rights.

By: K in VA

K in VA — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:25:50 +0000

Brava, AG Coakley! And bravo, all you good folks of Massachusetts!

Now, let’s see how the Obama administration deals with this one! They can’t be happy about lawsuits and attacks coming from all sides — too damned bad, I say.

Keep up the pressure on our not-so-fierce advocate. Call 202-456-1111 NOW, and ask POTUS to stop supporting, and work to repeal, DOMA.