Federal judge rules marriage needs no ‘redefinition’ according to US Constitution

Richard Berkow BizPac Review 9/4/2014

A federal judge has bucked the current trend and ruled that states have the right to define “marriage” for themselves.

Judge Martin L. C. Feldman upheld the Obama-shunted principle of federalism when he ruled Wednesday that the Louisiana definition of marriage as the union of a man and a woman […]

Scalia: ‘High-Handed’ Kennedy Has Declared Us ‘Enemies of the Human Race’

Tim Grieve National Journal 6/26/2013

Dissenting from this morning’s opinion on the Defense of Marriage Act, Justice Antonin Scalia – as expected – holds nothing back.

In a ripping dissent, Scalia says that Justice Anthony Kennedy and his colleagues in the majority have resorted to calling opponents of gay marriage “enemies of the human race.”

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SCOTUS May Throw Out DOMA Cases Due to DOJ Refusal to Defend

Ken Klukowski Breitbart.com Big Government 27 Mar 2013

The Supreme Court’s justices spent a full hour in today’s DOMA case, U.S. v. Windsor, debating whether the case should be in court at all.

In each DOMA lawsuit—including Windsor—the Obama Department of Justice (DOJ) has a responsibility to defend DOMA against a constitutional challenge. But President […]

First same-sex marriage being celebrated Saturday at West Point’s Cadet Chapel

FoxNews.com 12/1/2012

The first same-sex marriage at West Point’s Cadet Chapel will be celebrated Saturday – when a military veteran and her partner exchange vows roughly one year after President Obama ended the military policy banning openly gay people from serving in the military.

The ceremony will take place in the Military Academy’s Cadet Chapel […]

Obama Tells MTV He Won't Push Gay Marriage In Second Term

Gregory J. Krieg ABC News 10/26/2012

During a live interview today inside the White House, President Obama told MTV viewers that when it comes to same-sex marriage, it would be up to future generations of Americans to implement meaningful reform.

Asked if he would use his second term as a platform to overturn the Defense […]

Report: Obama Eager for More Unilateral Executive Actions in Second Term

Tony Lee Breitbart.com Big Government 24 Oct 2012

In a Newsweek article titled, “President Obama’s Executive Power Grab,” writers Andrew Romano and Daniel Klaidman write about the “Obama power play that could forever change the way Washington works” and how American could see more of it during a second term.

After the debate on Monday, […]

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