The US House has failed to get a floor vote on the Marriage Protection Act. While this topic has been on the talking stage for many years now it seems as if the critical mass for the effort will continue to lose it’s ability to drive the issue. Meanwhile critical case law precedent is being established and Boston’s effort to get a federal law on “one man one woman” ruled unconstitutional has a good chance of succeeding.
The States Right to govern themselves on many issues is being raised. Something we don’t disagree with. However, what will be the argument when a State says we want only Heterosexual Marriage will the argument be sent back to a Federal Issue. Based on past argumentations we think it’s likely to happen.
Since Massachusetts has already legalized Same Sex Marriage and when they win this fight it will set up other fights in other States to solidify the Same Sex Marriage fight.
BOSTON – A federal law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman forces Massachusetts, the first state in the country to legalize gay marriage, to discriminate against same-sex couples, state Attorney General Martha Coakley argues in court papers.
Coakley’s office filed a lawsuit in July challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
In court papers filed in US District Court on Thursday, Coakley asked a judge to deem the law unconstitutional without holding a trial on the lawsuit.
Coakley argues that regulating marital status has traditionally been left to the states. She said the federal law treats married heterosexual couples and married same-sex couples differently; for instance, when determining eligibility for Medicaid benefits and when determining whether the spouse of a veteran can be buried in a Massachusetts veterans cemetery.
via Coakley challenges federal marriage act – The Boston Globe.