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发帖数: 4174 | 1 Posted on Advocate.com November 10, 2011 12:42:10 PM ET
Story Updated : November 10, 2011 11:37:00 AM
A Major Milestone? DOMA Repeal Advances in Senate
By Andrew Harmon
SJC November 10 x390 | Advocate.com
The Senate Judiciary Committee's Nov. 10 meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to move
forward a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
The committee voted 10-8 along party lines in favor of the Respect for
Marriage Act. Its prospects on the Senate floor remain unknown. Introduced
in the Senate in March by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the bill
currently has 30 cosponsors.
In opening remarks, Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) said that as a result of
DOMA, "thousands of American families are now being treated unfairly by the
federal government. They are shunted aside — singled out from all other
marriages recognized by the states."
But Republican senators including Ranking Member Chuck Grassley of Iowa
criticized the intent of the legislation. He used common arguments against
marriage rights for same-sex couples including concerns about child welfare
— rhetoric discordant with the body of social science research.
As expected, there was no GOP support for the bill among committee members.
Grassley said it was unlikely that the full senate has sufficient time to
vote on the bill and doubted adequate support for the bill exists. Senator
John Cornyn (R-Texas) concurred, and asserted in remarks that Senate
Majority Leader Harry Reid has no intention of bringing the legislation to
the floor in the current session.
A House version of the bill is not expected to move this session: Republican
leadership continues to defend DOMA in multiple federal lawsuits following
the Obama administration’s February announcement that it would no longer
defend the law in court.
Passed in 1996 when no state or district had legalized marriage equality,
DOMA prohibits recognition of legal same-sex marriages for federal purposes.
The Respect for Marriage Act would amend federal code to read that an “
individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is
valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a
marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the
place where entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a
State.” (Text of the bill is here.)
Video of the meeting will be available at the Senate Judiciary Committee
website here. The Advocate will have an updated report on the meeting later
today. | k*****e
发帖数: 22013 | 2 赞！拭目以待。
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: Posted on Advocate.com November 10, 2011 12:42:10 PM ET
: Story Updated : November 10, 2011 11:37:00 AM
: A Major Milestone? DOMA Repeal Advances in Senate
: By Andrew Harmon
: SJC November 10 x390 | Advocate.com
: The Senate Judiciary Committee's Nov. 10 meeting
: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to move
: forward a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.
: The committee voted 10-8 along party lines in favor of the Respect for
: Marriage Act. Its prospects on the Senate floor remain unknown. Introduced
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发帖数: 24887 | 3 Need a little bit time to absorb what this development means. | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 4 Harry Reid没有计划在这一任期内让senate投票 |
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