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BREAKING NEWS: Massachusetts AG to Sue U.S. Over DOMA Law

Posted by GayPatriot at 1:54 pm - July 8, 2009.
Filed under: Constitutional Issues, Gay America, Gay Marriage, Gay Politics

LawDork has the scoop:

Attorney General Martha Coakley will announce the details of a lawsuit that her office has filed challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) as it relates to Massachusetts.  Currently, 16,000 married same-sex Massachusetts couples are unfairly denied federal benefits under this act.

More to follow, of course….

-Bruce (GayPatriot)

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8 Comments

  1. I guess i fail to see where Massachusetts has standing?

    Comment by Rhymes With Right — July 8, 2009 @ 2:36 pm - July 8, 2009

  2. 36 years after Roe v. Wade the Lefties have learned nothing.

    Comment by Classical Liberal Dave — July 9, 2009 @ 3:18 am - July 9, 2009

  3. Actually Dave this lawsuit has strong federalist appeal by challenging only Section 3 of DOMA. Quite clever as it apparently throws some conservatives into confusion as well.

    Comment by John — July 9, 2009 @ 6:35 am - July 9, 2009

  4. Something hit me this morning, listening to NPR.

    As much amusement as we derive from watching the current administration defend DADT and DOMA, they are doing their job.

    Even if someone disagrees with an established law, it’s the job of the executive to defend the laws of the land. Just like it’s the job of the judiciary to determine if the law violates the constitution, not if it is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ or if it matches ‘international law.

    So I will be curious how this plays out.

    Comment by The Livewire — July 9, 2009 @ 6:58 am - July 9, 2009

  5. Actually, what this is happens to be an attempt by a desperately-unpopular Deval Patrick to appeal to a group with money and screaming capability.

    The response back is simple; so if Utah interprets its constitution to allow polygamy, that means the Federal government must recognize multiple spouses for Federal benefits.

    Marriage and Federal benefits are not constitutional rights provided to all citizens; they are privileges that are provided only to those who meet the criteria established. The Federal government is well within its rights to establish those criteria and maintain them, and I think the Supreme Court will easily find that there is no guarantee of marriage in the Constitution.

    Comment by North Dallas Thirty — July 9, 2009 @ 11:58 am - July 9, 2009

  6. I think the Supreme Court will should easily find that there is no guarantee of marriage in the Constitution.

    Fixed it for you :-)

    Comment by The Livewire — July 9, 2009 @ 12:02 pm - July 9, 2009

  7. Of course, with overwhelming Dem majorities in both houses of Congress, elected on the Dem platform firmly supportive of gay rights, why, exactly, do we need to wait years for a lawsuit to work its way through the system?

    Comment by Brezh — July 10, 2009 @ 9:48 pm - July 10, 2009

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