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Who should decide gay marriage – voters or lawmakers?

May 16, 2012 By: Wendy Phillips Category: Current Events, Headlines, Law, Politics

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Last week President Obama made history when he announced his support for gay marriage. And although the announcement gave the gay-rights movement new momentum, it has no real value to states which are struggling to deal with the gay marriage issue because it does nothing to change the Defense of Marriage Act, which is the federal law that defines marriage as the legal union of one man and one woman.
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Civil Rights, Discrimination, and Gay Marriage

May 18, 2010 By: Keiron Jackman Category: Headlines, Law, Politics

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Homosexual marriage has been a contentious, divisive topic that has played into race, politics and elections. Into race: when the campaign for homosexual marriage is pegged with the plight of racial minorities and the civil rights movement; into politics: when representatives propose legislation to redefine or protect marriage; and into elections: when candidates state their opposition or support for electoral gain. By any measure, it is an issue that could forever stain or adorn one who dares to take a stand. Nevertheless cries of discrimination and challenges similar to the argument presented before the California Supreme Court which led to an overturn of the state’s ban on homosexual marriage, continue to resonate in federal courts throughout the 50 states.

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