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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.