SAYS DOMA IS “DISCRIMINATORY” AND “MUST BE STRUCK DOWN” Today, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer joined 212 House and Senate Democrats in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in U.S. v. Edith Schlain Windsor, which challenges Section 3 of the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. That section denies federal recognition to same-sex couples legally married in states that perform such marriages, defining marriage under federal law as only between a man and a woman. The Court is expected to hear arguments in the case later in March. “The federal government should not discriminate against any American,” Whip Hoyer said. “Section 3 of DOMA places an unfair burden on same-sex couples who seek only the equal treatment all of our people deserve, and it violates a basic principle of states’ rights by not recognizing the legal marriages performed in some states, like Maryland. It is time for the Supreme Court to declare what so many Americans already recognize to be true: Section 3 of DOMA is discriminatory, unconstitutional, and must be struck down.” In U.S. v. Edith Schlain Windsor, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that was filed after Ms. Thea Spyer of New [...]
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