Difference between revisions of "Defense of Marriage Act"
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The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 28 U.S.C. 1738c, was passed by a [[Republican]] [[Congress]] and signed into law by President [[Bill Clinton]]. It defends traditional marriage by enabling each state to refuse to recognize another state's grant of same-sex marriages. | The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 28 U.S.C. 1738c, was passed by a [[Republican]] [[Congress]] and signed into law by President [[Bill Clinton]]. It defends traditional marriage by enabling each state to refuse to recognize another state's grant of same-sex marriages. | ||
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The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), 28 U.S.C. 1738c, was passed by a Republican Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton. It defends traditional marriage by enabling each state to refuse to recognize another state's grant of same-sex marriages.