"Dear Mr. Speaker,
In a letter to you last week, the Attorney General advised that the Administration has concluded that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and therefore will cease to defend the statute in pending litigation. It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the constitution for you to refrain from appointing special counsel to defend this law. A decision to appoint special counsel would be an unnecessary cost to taxpayers, and would detract from our shared goal of cutting wasteful spending and creating jobs.
The executive branch’s responsibility to defend federal laws is not absolute, particularly in instances such as the present case, where the federal law is in direct conflict with the confines of the Constitution. At this critical economic juncture in our nation’s history, it is imperative that we as legislators do not devote resources to defending an antiquated and unconstitutional law."
Hat Tip to Joe.My.God.
I love my Junior Senator. And, lest we forget, she isn't your run-of-the-mill "big city librul", she comes from more conservative upstate New York. Which shows that no matter where you're from, supporting LGBT issues is the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteI love her. I wish she'd move to Ohio and be my senator.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm glad you THINK she supports your issues, because many us THOUGHT she was supporting our actual rights. But, as with most politicians, she wants you to feel all warm and fuzzy while she runs for election. Then... knife in the back!
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