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How does the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) affect same-sex marriages?

April 26, 2017ACT affect Defense doma marriage marriages same-sex

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How does the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) affect same-sex marriages?

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DOMA for the first time asserted federal government controls on marriage that supercede the couple, the states, and probably the Constitution. DOMA hurts everyone by trying to allow states to refuse to recognize legal relationships granted by other states because of presumed local prejudices.