Supreme Court Did Not Endorse Same-Sex Marriage - Mike McManus
Supreme Court Did Not Endorse Same-Sex Marriage
By Mike McManus
June 27, 2013
Advocates of traditional marriage were hit with two Supreme Court decisions this week that come close to endorsing the legitimacy of same-sex marriage - but do not do so.
First, the Court ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which was passed in 1986 by overwhelming votes of 342-67 in the House and by 85-14 in the Senate - is unconstitutional.
At the time no state had legalized same-sex marriage (SSM). When the Court heard arguments on DOMA, nine states had declared SSM legal (and three more have done so).
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
By Mike McManus
June 27, 2013
Advocates of traditional marriage were hit with two Supreme Court decisions this week that come close to endorsing the legitimacy of same-sex marriage - but do not do so.
First, the Court ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which was passed in 1986 by overwhelming votes of 342-67 in the House and by 85-14 in the Senate - is unconstitutional.
At the time no state had legalized same-sex marriage (SSM). When the Court heard arguments on DOMA, nine states had declared SSM legal (and three more have done so).
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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