SCOTUS Rules Favorably On DOMA, Not Going Far Enough the Justices Tossed it Back To the States...
by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation U S A Libert y -vs- T yranny But in a move that is sure to deepen tension between the right wing and the House leadership, social conservatives are gearing up to reignite the fight in D.C. Rep. Tim Huelskamp (R-Kan.), speaking at a Tuesday meeting between reporters and conservative lawmakers, said he will file a constitutional amendment in Congress late this week to restore DOMA. Huelskamp said he will be joined by other conservatives. “My response to this [decision] will be later this week to file a federal marriage amendment,” he said. And so we see yet more republican bigotry and unwillingness to accept that which is ethically and morally right. While many who are fiscally conservative and socially libertarian had hoped reason would ultimately prevail in the republican party, and more specifically it's Fundie faction, such will not be. The full story from POLITICO ... Congressional Republican leaders are speaking with resounding u...