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Why DOMA? The "What The Heck?" Defense

Started by Shana A, July 10, 2010, 08:58:14 AM

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Shana A

July 10, 2010, 08:58:14 AM
Why DOMA? The "What The Heck?" Defense
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
July 9, 2010 2:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/07/why_doma_the_what_the_heck_defense.php

In my last post, I discussed how the concept of equal protection works.

I explained that the government, if they're going to treat a group unequally, must have a rational basis for doing that.

Congress had come up with four reasons when it passed DOMA, but they are so easily shown to be unreasonable that the Administration didn't even try to assert them. They all pretty much amount to "we don't like gay people," and "we like straight people to get married."
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