Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich recently slammed the Obama administration for declining to defend the Defense of Marriage Act in court. Gingrich said that "Obama law" had overtaken constitutional law, when it was announced the government wouldn’t defend DOMA in the courtroom. Gingrich neglected to bring up that the law remains in impact. Source for this article – Newt Gingrich says DOMA decision proves Obama law theory by Newsytype.com.
Gingrich cries constitutional crisis, however law is nevertheless in effect
There are lots of angry people that can't figure out why the Obama administration and Justice Department have not been fighting anymore the DOMA, or DOMA. All federal court cases can be dropped. ABC explained that Gingrich is the previous Speaker of the House. He went on TV to talk about this conclusion in regards to the DOMA. He forgot to mention that constitutional grounds led to the conclusion to not defend the law when saying a constitutional turmoil was about to begin as the "rule of law" has been swapped out by "Obama law." He furthered the point that had Palin been elected, she would be up for impeachment.
Blended response
The reaction by conservative members of Congress has been harsh, though not universal. The American people are a high priority which is why Obama needs to be focusing on the issue instead of the economic issues like fiscal policy. This is what spokesperson for John Boehner (R-Ohio) explained in criticism of the Obama administration. There are other possibilities being looked into by Eric Cantor (R-Vir.) He is thinking of passing legislation that would reduce Justice Department funding.
What the future presidential candidates have to say
The responses to this have come loudest from those who are thinking of running for president in 2012. Gingrich is one of these people. ABC reports that Massachusetts previous governor Mitt Romney said that it was a mistake to stop defending Defense of Marriage Act for President Obama and Eric Holder. Mike Huckabee and Time Pawlenty said, as possible candidates, that they were disappointed, while a defense of "traditional marriage" needs to be defended according to former PA Senator Rick Santorum. Due to statements made against homosexuals, Santorum got looked down on in his last term as Senator.
Information from
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Politics/critics-slam-obama-doma-decision-newt-gingrich-calls/story?id=12992207&page=1
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Politics/social-conservatives-vow-defend-doma-pressure-obama/story?id=13000776&page=2
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/25/AR2011022502503.html
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