And so it comes to pass yesterday that the Obama administration will not defend DOMA against legal challenges in the federal courts, because the administration does not believe the law to be Constitutional. The dual politics of gay marriage and federalism aside, what should we make of a President's decision not to defend a properly-enacted congressional statute in the courts?
If you like it so much, you defend it
If you like it so much, you defend it
If you like it so much, you defend it
And so it comes to pass yesterday that the Obama administration will not defend DOMA against legal challenges in the federal courts, because the administration does not believe the law to be Constitutional. The dual politics of gay marriage and federalism aside, what should we make of a President's decision not to defend a properly-enacted congressional statute in the courts?