Thursday, March 17, 2011

Three Cheers for the House

In the last blog entry, I asked where the outrage was in Congress over our President's decision to neglect his duty as Chief Executive to enforce and defend the law. I was specifically referring to his announcement that the Attorney General Eric Holder, and the Justice Department, would no longer defend DOMA (The Defense of Marriage Act). They also won't prosecute child pornographers or investigate Planned Parenthood among other things.

Well, imagine how pleased I was to read that on March 9th, John Boehner, our Speaker of the House, organized and led a five-member Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group (BLAG) which will hire its own lawyers to fight for DOMA in court. Three cheers for them. The Republicans involved all signed the Pledge to America, and they are sticking to their pledge. They are committed to fight for marriage.

DOMA is now being challenged in the First District Court of Appeals. Pray for the right decision, and pray for these bold, principled congressmen. Let these congressmen know you appreciate their effort.

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