Gay Marriage Foe NOM Certain GOP Will Block Attempt To Repeal DOMA

[w8liftinglady]

http://www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=9948&MediaType=1&Category=26

The National Organization for Marriage (NOM), the nation's most vociferous opponent of gay marriage, has said it is certain Republicans will block an effort to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in the U.S. Senate.

A Senate committee is expected on Thursday, November 3 to approve a bill that would repeal the 1996 law that bars federal agencies and the military from recognizing the legal marriages of gay and lesbian couples.

A majority of the members on the Senate Judiciary Committee support the bill, including its chairman, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, making passage an almost foregone conclusion.

While the issue is a non-starter in the House, where its speaker, John Boehner, a Republican from Ohio, is defending the law in court, passage in the Senate remains viable.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

1. Well, If It Fails in the House...

hopefully we can get it passed after the next election when we gain control both Senate and the House. That is, if the SCOTUS doesn't strike it down first.