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: novalawcityAn Interesting Twist on the States' Rights Argument
Considering who usually makes states' rights arguments, it's intriguing to read that the Attorney General of the State of Massachusetts has filed suit against the federal government. Her claim is that the federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutionally interferes with the state's right to regulate marriage. The Defense of Marriage Act does not recognize same sex marriages, and consequently denies same sex couples, legally married under Massachusetts law, the same rights and privileges as other Massachusetts married couples. See the Official Website of the Attorney General of Massachusetts
Full post as published by novalawcity on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).
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