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03.03.13
REPUBLICANS
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MAKE
SURPRISING
MOVE IN
SUPPORT OF
GAY MARRIAGE
The New York Times reported this week that at least 75
Republicans have signed a legal brief stating that gay
marriage is a constitutional right. The brief will be submitted
to the Supreme Court, which will hear oral arguments next
month on challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act and
Proposition 8, California’s gay marriage ban. The move pits
the signatories, mostly former top officials and those no
longer in office, against House Republican leaders, who took
over the defense of DOMA after the Obama administration
said it would no longer defend its constitutionality.