The purpose of my blog is to invoke discussion about the U.S. Constitution. My PhD is in Constitutional Law so have read and studied the Constitution many time and yet I still learn something every time I read it. So I will pose a question and some comments and I would love to hear your take on in.
Issue: I recently read the following, "In 2009, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt declared DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) unconstitutional in a case where the federal government refused to grant spousal benefits . . . On March 3, 2009, GLAD filed a Federal Court challenge, Gill v. OPM based on the Equal Protection Clause (14th Amendment). It questions only the DOMA provision that the federal government does not have to recognize same-sex marriages." I am concerned that the DOMA will be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. What can be done to stop this? Will a state's right of defining a marriage be overridden by the federal? It is only a matter of time that the Supreme Court will hear a case involving same-sex marriage and the DOMA will (in my opinion) be ruled "unconstitutional". What can we the people do?
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