# DoJ no longer defending Defense of Marriage Act

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/doj-no-longer-defending-defense-of-marriage-act/209514>\
**Category:** PolitiSUCK\
**Created:** [February 25, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/doj-no-longer-defending-defense-of-marriage-act/209514 "2011-02-25T05:42:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/doj-no-longer-defending-defense-of-marriage-act/209514/1 "2011-02-25T05:42:16Z")

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The Defense of Marriage Act was passed in the 1990’s creating a federal ban of gay marriage. Yeah it’s laughable that congress thinks it has the power to regulate marriage (maybe via the interstate commerce clause since married people buy things :picard: )and disgusting that it was never struck down by the supreme court (not that they’ve defended the constitution since FDR), but that’s not why I made the thread.

The Obama administration has ordered the Department of Justice to no longer defend this law. Now how does that work? I’m all for it not being a law, but it is a law. How does the DoJ just get to pick what laws to enforce?

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**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/doj-no-longer-defending-defense-of-marriage-act/209514/2 "2011-02-25T10:35:08Z")

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They said it was indefensible.

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 6:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/doj-no-longer-defending-defense-of-marriage-act/209514/3 "2011-02-28T06:17:22Z")

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> [@Fry"](#):
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> … Now how does that work?

It doesn’t. This is just a political move & distraction. If he wants to alienate the 80% of black Americans who believe in traditional marriage over earning favor with the LGBT community, let him.