He says he will appoint anti-abortion justices to the Supreme Court and back the existing federal Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA).
Justice Scalia is being mocked on Comedy Central for overturning a law he doesn't like (the VRA) and upholding one he does (DOMA).
He presented a list of policies he wants to change on behalf of gays, including repealing the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which prohibits openly gay people from serving in the armed forces.
The other, United States v Windsor, concerned the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA) of 1996, which barred the federal government from recognising gay nuptials.
And Justice Kennedy was clear in his opinion striking down DOMA that the constitution does not permit the government to single out a group of people for animus-based discrimination when it comes to sex or marriage:[N]o legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity.
He favoured repealing both "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which keeps gays from serving openly in the armed forces, and the Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), which created a federal definition of marriage.
In June the Supreme Court refused to uphold California's Proposition 8, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which barred the federal government from recognising same-sex marriages.
He campaigned on the promise of repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and DOMA.
DOMA instructs all federal officials, and indeed all persons with whom same-sex couples interact, including their own children, that their marriage is less worthy than the marriages of others.Substitute "same-sex marriage ban" for "DOMA" and "federal officials" for "state officials" in these passages, and the logic seems to hold.
The case for same-sex marriage relies on lines like this one from Justice Kennedy: DOMA "is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity".
He promised during his campaign to repeal the federal Defence of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and the "don't ask, don't tell" policy, which prohibits openly gay people from serving in the armed forces.
