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发帖数: 4174 | 1 WASHINGTON -- Next month, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be voting on
legislation to repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act, an important step
forward in the fight for equality for same-sex couples.
"Next month, I will call up the Respect for Marriage Act for debate and a
vote in the Judiciary Committee," said committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-
Vt.) in a statement on Friday. "The Respect for Marriage Act would repeal
the Defense of Marriage Act, which prevents thousands of American families
from being protected by laws that help secure other American families. This
is part of the nation's continuing fight for civil rights for all Americans."
The news was quickly heralded by many of the legislation's supporters,
including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who enthusiastically tweeted
about the announcement.
"If Democrats and Republicans can come together to do what's right in New
York, I know we can do the same in Congress to do what's right for all of
America. Now is the time to act on the federal level," Gillibrand added in a
statement.
"This markup is an incredible step toward ending federal marriage
discrimination that causes real harm to American families," said Joe
Solmonese, president of the Human Rights Campaign. "Chairman Leahy and
Senator [Dianne] Feinstein have been leaders in this fight, and we applaud
them for continuing the momentum against this unjust law."
Leahy held the first-ever hearing on DOMA repeal in July, and the Respect
for Marriage Act now has 30 Senate co-sponsors. Feinstein (D-Calif.) is the
lead sponsor of the bill in the Senate. In the House, the legislation has a
record bipartisan group of 129 co-sponsors.
President Barack Obama still has not publicly come out in support of
marriage equality, but he does support repealing DOMA. | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 2 不知道是不是好事，如果没成功，会不会影响那几个胜算本来很大的DOMA案子的判决？ |
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