House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said that if President Obama won't defend DOMA, he will.
“I stand by [Boehner’s] commitment to make that happen,” Cantor (R-Va.) said Monday afternoon at a press conference, promising to outline their plans in detail Friday.
Cantor said the Justice Department’s refusal to defend the law is a problem separate from the substance of the law itself, which allows states to decide whether to recognize same-sex unions in other states. The Justice Department has called another provision, that bars same-sex couples from receiving federal-worker benefits, unconstitutional.
“Again I do believe that this is a case that is distinguishable on its merits and to have the administration take the position, the president take the position, that he’s not defending the law of the land, is something very troubling I think to most members of the House,” Cantor said.
When pressed on what House Republicans planned to do, he demurred.
“I think you’ll see that on Friday,” Cantor said.
Whatever, Eric. F**k you! Besides, I though y'all were focusing on jobs and small government, this doesn't seem to be what the GOP campaigned for.
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