DOMA Decision Reveals: Obama Administration Misled Congress on Military Housing and Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
In response to the announcement that the Department of Justice will no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act in federal courts, Elaine Donnelly, President of the Center for Military Readiness, issued the following statement:
“The statement issued by the Department of Justice yesterday was partially based on the reckless action of last-year’s lame-duck Congress to repeal the 1993 law stating that homosexuals are ineligible to serve in the military, which is usually called ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’. (Download PDF for full content)
“The statement issued by the Department of Justice yesterday was partially based on the reckless action of last-year’s lame-duck Congress to repeal the 1993 law stating that homosexuals are ineligible to serve in the military, which is usually called ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’. (Download PDF for full content)