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In my reading on this, the admin is saying it is obligated to support the law in court.

Posted by TWuG Jun 16 '09, 10:51

It's being challenged at the federal level and the White House line is that they can't not defend the law in court.

Is the WH obligated to defend laws in court or can they put forward no defense at all and let the courts make a ruling with out input from Justice?

I'm troubled that a lot of info in the candidates platform that was available on the candidate's web site is now missing from the president's web site.

I don't know if it was lip service to get gay votes (seems unlikely, as support for repeal would likely lose him more votes than it gained him) or if it's a "the time isn't right" situation. That he's pushing too much through Congress as is and doesn't need a fight in Congress over DOMA that could cause Dems to lose their seats in 2010.

Or if it's a complete change in opinion on the matter.

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- Is it possible that the admin is pushing arguments that if feels are non-starters as a way to get the court to address those arguments? - TWuG Jun 16, 11:00 1
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In my reading on this, the admin is saying it is obligated to support the law in court.

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