New Challenge for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)

[Hemidakota]

ARTICLE EXCERPT: Under the bewildering moniker “Respect for Marriage Act,” legislation that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), was introduced on Tuesday into the House by Democratic Congressman Jerrold Nadler of New York and Reps. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis) and Jared Polis (D-Col) along with 91 co-sponsors.

DOMA has been the protection that has allowed states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages from other states and prevents federal recognition of gay marriage. It has allowed states to adopt amendments defining marriage as between a man and a woman without any threat that the federal government can over run them and therefore is seen by citizens who value traditional marriage as a most important wall of defense.

Thus DOMA is seen as the wall to scale to attain same-sex marriage and its strength will have to withstand several kinds of battering from various sources moving forward.

ARTICLE LINK: Meridian Magazine:: Family Leader Network: New Challenge for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)