Boehner: House Will Defend DOMA
The Hill reports:
The House is likely to take steps to defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in an interview posted Monday.
Boehner, the leader of the Republican-held House, said he and and his members are considering a number of options to defend DOMA after President Obama ordered the Justice Department to stop defending the 1990s law in court.
“I’d be very surprised if the House didn’t decide that they were going to defend the law," Boehner said on "The Brody File" of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
Obama last week asked Attorney General Eric Holder to cease defending the DOMA from court challenges after concluding it was unconstitutional. The law allows states and the federal government to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions conducted in other states.
The administration's decision angered some Republicans, especially social conservatives, who accused Obama of overstepping his bounds as president in order to placate gay and lesbian supporters. Boehner joined in that chorus, accusing the president of "raw politics" on the issue.
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