Here it goes: changing of support in policy. The Obama administration will no longer support the defense of marriage as between a woman and man.
How do you think this will effect policies? Will more states be willing to adopt this policy? I wonder if they will feel 'pressured' to do so. It will be interesting, to say the least.
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ReplyDeleteMy immediate reaction comes from The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
ReplyDelete"We warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.
"We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society."
Unfortunately, this major shift only confirms my worst suspicions of the present administration. Pray for our people and this precious land on which we live!
It will be really interesting to see how extreme some states will take this new action from Obama's administration. I imagine some states will really take advantage of this new action while others will not acknowledge it. Time will certainly tell.
ReplyDeleteI think that the President of the United States needs to go back to fifth grade government class and learn what the roles of each branch of government is. He is the head of the executive branch of the government. He has absolutely no power to declare a law unconstitutional. The article , correctly, states that the law still stands he has just chosen not to enforce it. Irregardless of his constitutional interprations of the law, it is the current law which he is responsible to uphold.
ReplyDeleteNow I personally think that the administration should continue to defend the law until it reaches the U.S. Supreme Court. That is the branch of government that decides on the constitutionality of a law. Government officials should not be allowed to disregard laws that do not suit their fancy.
As a side not though I think the Supreme Court would designate the law as unconstitutional and repeal it. And I think that the next republican president would enforce the law, so it means little for him to say it will not be enforced.
At the current time, federal law explicitly states that states will not be required by the federal government to recognize same0sex unions as marriages. It is possible that policy will entirely flip and require that same-sex marriage be recognized. I wonder what would happen in that event. There would definitely be some severe opposition from some states, but I wonder how severe it would be.
ReplyDeleteI think each of you have valid points. Right now it is up to each individual state on whether to recognize same-sex unions/marriages. With a ruling by the Supreme Court, wouldn't that force each state to adopt their decision? (I'm not totally up on my roles of the different branches of government. I, too, probably need to go back to 5th grade.) I'm not sure how I feel about that. I think that right now, with each state deciding for themselves, the way things are is good. I understand that there are minorities that don't support the passing of certain laws. But I think that leaving it to the state level is the way to go.
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