From the latest Prop 8 ruling

[bemused_leftist]

From the latest Prop 8 ruling:
Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis,the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.

However, Obama's DOJ is defending Prop 8 and may repeat their previous argument: that a gay man has equal right to get a marriage license to marry a woman, so gays are NOT being treated un-equally, so there!

Comments

[kelsied.livejournal.com]

Actually, the DOJ is defending DOMA, not Prop 8. I grant there is seemingly little difference, but DOMA is a federal law and within the scope of the DOJ's authority to defend; Prop 8 is a state law, and DOJ has not, to my knowledge, involved themselves in that battle.

That said, I'm sad that the DOJ is defending DOMA. I just do not see any rational arguments that don't sum up to "our religious beliefs are better and more important than everyone else's."