http://downtownster.com/2009/06/obama%e2%80%99s-paradoxical-stance-on-gay-marriage/ Cutting edge focus on lifestyle at the city center, Los Angeles Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:15:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://downtownster.com/2009/06/obama%e2%80%99s-paradoxical-stance-on-gay-marriage/comment-page-1/#comment-175 @robotsoul Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:02:00 +0000 http://downtownster.com/?p=837#comment-175 Loving v Virginia gave precedent to the Full Faith and Credit clause which says that states must recognize official documents from other states. The power to enforce this resides in the legislature. By passing DOMA the legislature essentially ceded power by limiting their ability to enforce full faith and credit. Barring a repeal of the act (which as you pointed out was promised by President Obama) it will take a longer legal process to establish that rights were violated. However President Obama has signed the Domestic Benefits and Obligation Act which gives some rights to the same-sex spouses of federal employees, here is more on the Act: http://www.newsy.com/videos/first_step_or_broken_promise Loving v Virginia gave precedent to the Full Faith and Credit clause which says that states must recognize official documents from other states. The power to enforce this resides in the legislature. By passing DOMA the legislature essentially ceded power by limiting their ability to enforce full faith and credit. Barring a repeal of the act (which as you pointed out was promised by President Obama) it will take a longer legal process to establish that rights were violated. However President Obama has signed the Domestic Benefits and Obligation Act which gives some rights to the same-sex spouses of federal employees, here is more on the Act:
http://www.newsy.com/videos/first_step_or_broken_promise

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