Tell Speaker Boehner: “See you in court!” Let John Boehner know where you stand on the unconstitutional and discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=0n0SUkQG8BAD9Icbr5NdIA..————————————Dear ACLU Supporter,It’s official: Speaker John Boehner has announced that the House of
Representatives will fight on for discrimination by defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court.Now, we need to send the Speaker an announcement of our own.When President Obama instructed the Department of Justice to stop defending DOMA in court, it was a major step for LGBT equality — but it wasn’t a done deal. The Department of Justice had to give Congress a chance to keep defending this unjust law.And after consulting with the “Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group” — a panel that was guaranteed to support him — Speaker Boehner has made his choice. I hope you’ll join me today in sending him the ACLU’s response.Tell Speaker Boehner: “DOMA is an unconstitutional and discriminatory law. If you want to keep defending it, then we’ll see you in court!”
Tell Speaker Boehner: “See you in court!” Let John Boehner know where you stand on the unconstitutional and discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act.
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=0n0SUkQG8BAD9Icbr5NdIA..
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Dear ACLU Supporter,
It’s official: Speaker John Boehner has announced that the House of
Representatives will fight on for discrimination by defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court.
Now, we need to send the Speaker an announcement of our own.
When President Obama instructed the Department of Justice to stop defending DOMA in court, it was a major step for LGBT equality — but it wasn’t a done deal. The Department of Justice had to give Congress a chance to keep defending this unjust law.
And after consulting with the “Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group” — a panel that was guaranteed to support him — Speaker Boehner has made his choice. I hope you’ll join me today in sending him the ACLU’s response.
Tell Speaker Boehner: “DOMA is an unconstitutional and discriminatory law. If you want to keep defending it, then we’ll see you in court!”
http://action.aclu.org/site/R?i=vjuQjm8cRnOpbtRg61PzKQ..
DOMA is a gross violation of the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. And after years of intense legal battles, we’re closer than ever to ending this law that is an insult to gay and lesbian Americans.
In fact, the lawsuit that the ACLU filed with Paul Weiss on behalf of Edie Windsor — a New Yorker who shared her life with her late spouse, Thea Spyer, for 44 years — is one of the key challenges to DOMA that Speaker Boehner has decided to keep litigating.
On several different fronts, you and the ACLU are at the center of an historic struggle to end this outrageous denial of constitutional rights to LGBT families. You can expect to hear more from us on this critical case in the days and weeks ahead.
Thank you for standing with us,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, ACLU
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