Tag: doma

Unfortunately the fight over just the definition of marriage is not over. I think it is obvious that it is only a battle that has been won. Just look at voter’s rights, abortion rights and other issues in which the fight will seemingly never end.

We have become an increasingly polarized nation with people sitting in their own camps, unwilling to budge in any direction because they are “right.”

Everyone in the Spokane area, and nationwide, has a different view on the DOMA ruling. Here are some of those reactions.

On Wednesday the Supreme Court deemed the Defense of Marriage Act Unconstitutional, and it's all people were talking about.

What's your reaction to the news?

Spokanites were just starting their day Wednesday morning when headlines flashed across TV screens and Facebook came alive with news that the Supreme Court had ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

“The Constitution is for all Americans. DOMA and Prop 8 are history...

Nationally, reactions are mixed to today's court decisions on gay marriage.

“Today is a tragic day for marriage and our nation. The Supreme Court has dealt a profound injustice to the American people by striking down in part the federal Defense of Marriage Act.  The Court got it wrong.....

The Supreme Court voted 5 to 4 today that the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, is unconstitutional.

DOMA is a federal law that restricting marriage benefits and required inter-state marriage recognition to opposite-sex marriages.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments regarding same-sex marriage this week.
People are citeing religion as an influence shaping their position.