Later On

As you know, a Massachusetts judge found that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional in various ways, mainly by trying to tell states how marriages had to work. That’s not a Federal issue, and in particular if a state allows same-sex marriages, the Federal government has no role to play.

Now Obama claims that he opposes the DOMA—as do Democrats in general, though they are taking their own sweet time in dismantling it. But now a Federal judge has kindly dismantled it for us, and Obama and Holder are going to appeal?

Why?

One line of thought is that they have to appeal because they must defend the laws of the country. But that’s not true: they already decided to ignore any lawbreaking of the Convention Against Torture and the Geneva Convention, which are the law of the US once they were ratified.

So if Obama and Holder can simply ignore that law, why can’t they ignore the DOMA and let the judge’s ruling stand?

One clue: Obama said that he opposes the DOMA. He also said that the would vote against telecom immunity. He also said that he supported the public option in healthcare reform. Obama says a lot of things that are inconsistent with what he does. That’s why I don’t respect him. I’m pleased by the progressive measures he’s passed, but I don’t respect him. Too many lies. Too much ignoring the law.