Clintons praise Supreme Court reversal of Bill Clinton’s gay marriage ban

Clintons praise Supreme Court reversal of Bill Clinton's gay marriage ban

by W. James Antle

Bill and Hillary Clinton praised the Supreme Court's reversal of a key provision in the Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday, calling the 1996 law "discrimination."

"By overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, the Court recognized that discrimination towards any group holds us all back in our efforts to form a more perfect union," the Clintons said in a statement posted on the Clinton Foundation website. "We are also encouraged that marriage equality may soon return to California."

The former president and his wife, the former secretary of state, concluded, "We applaud the hard work of the advocates who have fought so relentlessly for this day, and congratulate Edie Windsor on her historic victory."

Left unmentioned was the fact that Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act into law while president. The 1996 Clinton-Gore ticket ran ads on Christian radio stations taking credit for the legislation, which prevented federal recognition of same-sex marriage.

The Defense of Marriage Act also allowed states to withhold recognition of gay marriages that were legal in other states. Senate Democrats voted 32 to 14 in favor. House Democrats supported it by a margin of a margin of 188 to 65.

Liberal stalwarts Joe Biden, Paul Wellstone and Barbara Milkulski were among the Democratic "yes" votes.

Democratic strategist Robert Shrum has said that Clinton urged John Kerry to support state-level gay marriage bans during the 2004 presidential campaign. Clinton has denied the charge.

Hillary Clinton also supported DOMA as a Democratic senator from New York. Even as she argued against a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, she described marriage as "not just a bond, but a sacred bond between a man and a woman." She cited her own troubled marriage with Bill as a reason for that belief.

Clinton then invoked "the fundamental bedrock principle that [marriage] exists between a man and a woman going back into the mists of history as one of the founding foundational institutions of history and humanity and civilization, and that its primary, principle role during those millennia has been the raising and socializing of children for the society into which they are to become adults."

Early in her presidential campaign, Clinton insisted to the YearlyKos convention that "DOMA served a very useful purpose."

Both Clintons now favor gay marriage. Hillary Clinton is considered the frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

Follow Jim on Twitter

Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contactlicensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.

Clintons praise Supreme Court reversal of Bill Clinton's gay marriage ban
http://dailycaller.com/2013/06/26/clintons-praise-supreme-court-reversal-of-bill-clintons-gay-marriage-ban/

John Hames

Superbowl anti-gun ad, hope it backfires on them

PAT DOLLARD YOUNG AMERICANS 11 Hours Ago Bloomberg to Air Gun Control Ad During Superbowl Feb 2, 2013Toro520 Via The Associated Press: NEW YORK (Associated Press) – A gun control group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is airing a Super Bowl advertisement calling for background checks. The 30-second spot by Mayors Against Illegal Guns will air in the Washington area during the game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The ad calls on lawmakers to pass rules requiring background checks on guns. It is narrated by children, with “America the Beautiful” playing in the background. It includes decades-old footage of National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre saying the gun lobby group approves of the checks. LaPierre recently testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that the NRA no longer supports background checks for all gun sales. A Bloomsberg spokesman would say only that the ad cost in the six-figure range....

PM Briefing: Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’

Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’ Rolling Stone Editor Torches His Liberal Colleagues: ‘The American Left Has Lost Its Mind’ READ STORY ADVERTISEMENT South Philly Men Teach Leftwing Scum That Bothering Neighborhoods Where They Aren’t Welcome Is a Dumb Move READ STORY Fulton County DA Tells CNN He’s Considering Murder Charges Against Atlanta PD Officer READ STORY Jonathan Pie Might Not Be A Household Name In America, But His Take On Social Unrest Proves He Should Be READ STORY ...

Your NRA-ILA Daily Alert

Catch up with the daily NRA-ILA Alert! view the web version of this email DAILY ALERT FOR Wednesday, September 2, 2020 THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON August Shatters Another Gun Sales Record August 2020 saw more gun sales than any other August on record as Americans continue to rush to gun stores at a record pace. A Washington Free Beacon analysis of FBI data released on Tuesday found a 57 percent increase in sales compared to August 2019. There were at least 1.6 million sales in August 2020. BREITBART Alleged Armed Robber Shot Dead by Car Wash Customer An alleged armed robber in Roseville, Michigan, was shot dead by a car wash customer around 7 p.m. on Tuesday night. FOX NEWS Wi...

Search This Blog