Actually, since Full Faith and Credit is in the constitution and "Defense of Marriage" is a mere law, DOMA is unconstitutional and the first case where they start to clash DOMA will be rulled null. Now with Mass legalized Gay marriage all states where a gay married couple decieds to live in will have to recognize the union as the same as a man and woman. Constitution trumps all and America will be better for it.
This goes to a different issue, but it sits in the same vein. And that makes it relevant here. Why waste time on this when there are issues that are actually important to our safety and security?
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STATEMENT BY U.S. SENATOR BARBARA BOXER:
"To even consider postponing our elections, the most ardent symbol of American democracy, because of threats made by terrorists would be nothing short of allowing fear to rule our country. America is too great and too strong and too brave for that.
If this Administration is so concerned about the possibility of terrorist attacks disrupting U.S. elections, the priority should be how to best defend against those attacks, not how to close polling places.
We need to pass the Rail Security and Port Security bills, both of which passed unanimously out of the Senate Commerce Committee in April. We need to pass my Homeland Defense Act, legislation authorizing grants for our local first responders so they can purchase interoperable communications systems that will allow them to talk to one another in the event of a terrorist attack. And we need to put more federal dollars toward funding these Homeland Security initiatives, including our local first responders.
We are focusing far too many of our resources abroad trying to bring democracy to others while this Administration seems completely at a loss on how to protect us here at home. All we hear about is fear from them and no plan. It is time to stop the fear-mongering and start protecting our people, our homeland, and our democracy here at home."
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/Why this vote is retarded and all who voted for cloture should be tossed on their asses. It was a worthless vote on something that would be of absolutely no benefit to any american. 48 US Senators voted yesterday to keep America in danger.
Stop wasting my tax dollars and do your goddamned jobs. Fuckers. Not one ounce of respect for any of them.