DOMA Lawsuit Wins First Victory

THIS IS NO VICTORY !!! But a clever legal trap. By not challenging this part of the lawsuit, the Obama administration ensures that all the bi-national same-sex couples leaving in exile due to our homophobic immigration laws will remain exiled. This was the only portion of the lawsuit which might have open a door for those couples to return into the USA. But now that there is no contention about the Passport issue (nor immigration)....the only hope is for Congress to pass the Uniting American Families Act. PLEASE - everyone, call and write your Senator or Representative....ask them to support UAFA (S 424 or HR 1024) Thanks

It's rediculous! God forbid CA keeps Prop8, then what happens to the people whose marragies are allowed to stand while the state law does not! On which side does the State Department then stand?

Wow, finally Bill Clintons's horrible law is being dismantled. Obama needs to do more to atone for the sins of the Clinton Administration. When are we gonna let Soldiers be out and proud? I dont think there is a higher priority seeing as we have two wars and potential conflicts on the back burner with Iran and North Korea. Give those brave Soldiers the same rights as their fellow Soldiers. We ask so much of them.

Not to be trite, but "Mighty oaks from little acorns grow." This is important. The more small breaks we make in the brick wall that is DOMA, the closer we come to the day when the wall comes crumbling down. Or, just for the heck of it, we could all call 202-456-1111 and say "President Obama, tear down that wall!"

This isn't being appealed? That's fantastic... Small stuff, sure. But DOMA says that the federal government will only recognize marriage between a man and a woman, and now they are recognizing the marriages of gay couples (by using their marriage certificates as acceptable proof of name change). Again, on a very small sale in this instance, but still, that's a first, as far as I know.

This should be a strategy for all married couples. The more that there is in writing, the harder to stop the movement!

So John Berry's OPM was a defendant trying to argue the case by citing DOMA? And we're supposed to believe he gives a damn about us? And those recent changes at the State Dept, wouldn't just so happen to have been enacted by Sec. Clinton would they? So much for the apologists who scream that Hillary would have been worse. The Obama administration is the worst nightmare for gay and lesbian civil rights.

The Feds shouldn't give a rats ass as to what you legally change your name to or how it's done. The fact that it's legal in Mass. should have been enough. Good win! I can see the hassles now when you have a passport that says one name and another ID that says a different name.... This is intended cruel & unusual punishment!

It appears that DOMA and the federal ban on marriage may fall apart brick by brick, rather than in one fell swoop. It's totally inevitable. When the top Republicans are saying that marriage for all is right, then you know change is happening. Now let's get our disappointing president on board.