In fact, one of the lawyers who wrote the brief – Scott Simpson – is a Mormon Republican, and a holdover from the Bush Administration.
In 2007, I asked Hillary Clinton if she would support repealing DOMA. She argued it “served a very important purpose,” but agreed that Part 3 (which bars all federal benefits) should be scrapped. Barack Obama, who was running against her for President, promised to repeal the whole legislation. For this and other reasons, I argued that he would make a better President for the LGBT community. I did not fault Obama for his rhetoric that marriage is “a man and a woman,” because his policy pledges were sound. While many gays and lesbians complained throughout the campaign, I retorted that he (a) opposed Proposition 8 and (b) would repeal DOMA.
Today, Congress has yet to pass – and Obama has yet to sign – legislation repealing DOMA. Which is not by itself a betrayal, because he never promised when the repeal would happen – and the recession has understandably kept the White House busy. Obama is cautious to a fault, and it’s clear he has tried during the first year to avoid getting pigeon-holed like Bill Clinton did on gays in the military.
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