McCaskill: Court decision on gay marriage ban about states’ rights

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., expressed mild support for a federal appeals court’s ruling last week that the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional. In their decision, the panel of judges stated that the federal law banning same sex marriage was constitutionally flawed because it blocks states from defining marriage in a [...]

Posted by Eli Yokley on June 4, 2012. Filed under Featured, Politics, Subscribers.
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