Democratic Presidential Candidate Positions on the Defense of Marriage Act

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Tue Nov-13-07 03:07 AM
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Positions on the Defense of Marriage Act

Edited on Tue Nov-13-07 03:11 AM by obamian

Only three candidates support the full repeal of the DOMA: Obama, Kucinich, and Richardson (I'm not sure about Richardson. I'm basing this off his answer in the LOGO forum where he seemed a little confused.)
Obama
I support the full and unqualified repeal of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=10906

Kucinich
Mr. Kucinich supports the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).
http://www.cwfa.org/articles/4274/CFI/cfreport/index.ht...

Clinton
" I support repealing the provision of
DOMA that may prohibit the federal government from providing benefits to people
in states that recognize same sex marriage."
http://www.politico.com/pdf/PPM42_benhrc.pdf

Edwards
"I support the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act provision that prevents the federal government from recognizing same-sex relationships."
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=1782

Richardson
"I would repeal DOMA, which I regret that I voted for."
http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2007/08/hrclogo-visible-vo...

Dodd
"I would also support amending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to ensure parity for civil unions at the federal level."
http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2627

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