The U.S. House Military Personnel Subcommittee on Armed Forces held a briefing today, asking top Department of Defense lawyers how same-sex marriages can be performed on military bases when the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which specifically prohibits them, is still the law of the land.
When the repeal of the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy became official earlier this year, homosexual activists quickly began pushing for same-sex marriage ceremonies to be performed for gay service members by military chaplains on post in states where such unions are legal, and the Department of Defense complied.
Today’s briefing, which was held for the entire House Armed Services Committee, aimed to get to the bottom of the matter.
“How in the world can you ignore federal law and have the Pentagon essentially just go off making laws on their own?” asked Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo. “That’s what we were trying to find out. How do you come up with the justification for doing this?”
Thursday, December 1, 2011
House Committee Discusses Military Same-Sex Ceremonies
Via Cousin John
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