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Mercury, I'm surprised that you would continue to espouse the (incorrect) assertion that Obama has somehow gone back on his word by defending the DOMA law in court.

Please add to your post (after fact-checking, of course) that the Obama administration is LEGALLY REQUIRED to defend DOMA in court, since it is current federal law.

Obama has gone so far as to state in the trial documents and briefs that he does not agree with DOMA and will work to repeal it. But GLBTQ advocates (and I count myself as one despite differing with them on this point) have spent a lot of time focusing on the fact that the DOJ is defending the law at all.

The law, while still on the books, is required to be defended in court. The fact that Obama has briefed the court on his opposition to the law should be commended - or if you don't agree, it should at least be noted that the DOJ is defending DOMA b/c they're obligated to, not b/c they necessarily hate gay people.

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