DOMA

Okay, this is probably par for the course, but it appears that Obama has instructed the DOJ not to defend DOMA.  Eric Holder has just stated, "The President has also concluded that Section 3 of DOMA, as applied to legally married same-sex couples, fails to meet that standard and is therefore unconstitutional. Given that conclusion, the President has instructed the Department not to defend the statute in such cases."

I am happy for gay folks, but isn't it interesting that the President can decide unilaterally that something is unconstitutional?  I guess we can just follow the laws we want.  If we're president. And, the par for the course part:  it's still the law.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE: As it should be, although they should strike the whole damn thing.

In a 5-4 ruling in United States v. Windsor, the court struck down a provision of the 17-year-old Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies federal benefits -- like Social Security benefits or the ability to file joint tax returns -- to same-sex couples legally married.

  CBS