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Mass Equality: Stealing a page from right-wing playbook

July 11, 2009 / No Comments



Massachusetts has become the first state to challenge the federal Defense of Marriage Act defining the relationship as solely between a man and a woman. The argument? The federal definition directly impedes the states’ ability to govern, a federalist argument more typically made by  small-government conservatives.
It’s a brilliant legal gambit. When you think about it, [...]

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