By Andrew P. Napolitano
The president's men trash the Constitution to pursue antagonists
The House of Representatives has failed to defend its federal marriage law, and it should be thrown out, attorneys for six gay couples and a gay widower said in recent court papers.
"The Court finds that no conceivable rational basis exists for the provision," said District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Connecticut, referring to a section in DOMA that defines marriage as the union of a man and woman and therefore blocks same-sex couples, such as Joanne Pedersen and Ann Meitzen, from joining each other's federal health care plans or accessing other federal benefits.
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