A question. There was a report where the Obama administration refused to accept an appellate

[still_one]

court ruling which upheld that a federal employee's Lesbian partner was not entitled to the same benefits as non-gay couples

My question is very simple. Did the Obama administration, i.e. justice department, not go with the appellate court ruling so it would be appealed to the Supreme Court?

In other words, was this a strategy to get the DOM act repealed as unConstitutional?

Which I personally think it is

[Bluebear]

1. Using someone's health insurance as strategy? Wouldn't put it past him, but I don't think so.

[still_one]

3. You are probably right, but wouldn't that be a way to repeal the DOM act without going

through Congress. In other words, let the Supreme Court Rule on it

It would be interesting if that was the strategy to see what Kennedy would do. I think he would rule the DOM unconstitutional

[Bluebear]

4. I don't think Obama has a lick of interest in repealing DOMA.

[katandmoon]

2. I think that would be WAY out of character for this administration's screw you attitude towards gays

[still_one]

6. I am just trying to understand on both the healthcare and this issue why the administration

would be so contradictory, unless there was another strategy in mind

For Healthcare, it would be to make it law, then amend it to make it right. Of course that only makes sense if amending a law is easier the creating a new one, and I don't know the answer to that

As for the second point forcing it to the Supreme Court, would be a way to avoid going to Congress to repeal the DOM act

I realize I am really grasping for anything

[bigwillq]

5. Let's hope

cause if not, those bus wheels are killing me.

[still_one]

7. I am just hope all the crap that is happening is some magnificent finesse /nt

[grantcart]

8. Your understanding is incorrect

The case involves a judge who is ordering payment based on the fact that he is the chief administrative officer for the court.

It is not being litigated (as I understand it) but the particular judge wants the rules to be interpreted in his work unit in a particular way.

OPM is responsible for interpreting the rules for all of the governments work units including the Post Office.

You can imagine how much chaos would occur if every manager made a different interpretation.

It would be most worthwhile if the Judge would engage a lawsuit as a litigate that would successfully overturn OPM's interpretation of the rules so that all of the employees of the federal government would receive the same benefit.

[still_one]

9. Thanks for setting the record straight. I just re-read the article /nt