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MsTinkerbelly · 03-04-2011, 03:20 PM

Boehner launches effort to defend gay marriage ban

Associated Press – 2 mins ago
WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner says he's launching a legal defense of the federal law against gay marriage. The Ohio Republican announced Friday that he was convening a bipartisan legal advisory group to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. President Barack Obama has refused to defend the law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996.

The leaders can instruct the House's non-partisan general counsel to take legal action on behalf of the chamber.

Attorney General Eric Holder has said that the Justice Department would continue to enforce the law but no longer would defend its constitutionality.

The Supreme Court has not ruled on the matter, but last year a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled the law unconstitutional.

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MsTinkerbelly Timed Out - TOS Drama How Do You Identify?: ... Preferred Pronoun?: ... Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: ... Posts: 6,573 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 30,737 Thanked 22,925 Times in 5,021 Posts Rep Power: 0	Boehner launches effort to defend gay marriage ban Associated Press – 2 mins ago WASHINGTON – House Speaker John Boehner says he's launching a legal defense of the federal law against gay marriage. The Ohio Republican announced Friday that he was convening a bipartisan legal advisory group to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. President Barack Obama has refused to defend the law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The leaders can instruct the House's non-partisan general counsel to take legal action on behalf of the chamber. Attorney General Eric Holder has said that the Justice Department would continue to enforce the law but no longer would defend its constitutionality. The Supreme Court has not ruled on the matter, but last year a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled the law unconstitutional. **Note from me-Asshat!!!!!!