m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 1 人有错误认识不怕，只要改过自新就好，相信早晚有一天，lczlcz和msgc也会改过自新
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21 Senators Who Voted For DOMA In 1996 But Later Opposed It
By Josh Israel on Mar 6, 2013 at 10:50 am
Just 17 years ago, the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) passed the U
.S. Senate on a devastating 85-14 vote. But since 1996, at least 21 of the
Senators who voted for the marriage inequality legislation have changed
their minds.
In recent days, several current and former Senators have signed onto amicus
briefs, encouraging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down DOMA and/or
California’s Proposition 8. The briefs include a quartet of former Senators
who no longer believe DOMA constitutional, a group of leading national
security and defense experts who believe DOMA harms the U.S. Armed Services,
a group of Republicans who believe marriage equality helps children, and a
group of Congressional Democrats who believe times have changed since DOMA’
s passage.
The growing list of Senators who have evolved since the 1996 vote includes:
1. Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT). Endorsed marriage equality in 2012, saying adults
“should be free to choose who they spend their lives with a committed
relationship.”
2. Former Sen. and Vice President Joe Biden (D-DE). Endorsed marriage
equality in 2012 in an interview, spurring President Obama to do the same.
3. Former Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill
, in 2011.
4. Former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ). Signed an amicus brief with three former
Senate colleagues.
5. Former Sen. and former Secretary of Defense William Cohen (R-ME). Signed
an amicus brief with other national security and defense experts.
6. Former Sen. Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D). Signed an amicus brief with
three former Senate colleagues.
7. Former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT). Signed an amicus brief with three former
Senate colleagues.
8. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200 other
Congressional Democrats.
9. Former Sen. J. Bennett Johnston (D-LA). Told ThinkProgress he no longer
supports the law.
10. Former Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill,
in 2011.
11. Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200
other Congressional Democrats.
12. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200
other Congressional Democrats.
13. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill, in 2011.
14. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200
other Congressional Democrats.
15. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA). Signed an amicus brief with more than 200
other Congressional Democrats.
16. Former Sen. Larry Pressler (R-SD). Signed an amicus brief with more than
100 other Republican leaders.
17. Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI). Co-sponsored S. 598, a DOMA repeal bill, in 2011.
18. Sen. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). Signed an amicus brief with more
than 200 other Congressional Democrats.
19. Former Sen. Republican Whip Alan Simpson (R-WY). Signed an amicus brief
with three former Senate colleagues.
20. Former Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA, later D-PA). Endorsed DOMA repeal in an
2009 editorial, prior to his 2012 death.
21. Former Sen. Paul Wellstone (D-MN). Wrote that he regretted his DOMA vote
, prior to his 2002 death.
In addition to the 40 current Senate Democrats who believe DOMA is
unconstitutional, at least four have indicated their opposition to the
marriage inequality law in other situations — a significant change from the
just 14 courageous Senate Democrats who stood up against it in 1996. | D**S
发帖数: 24887 | | m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 3 我觉得，说不定要是现在有个repeal DOMA的bill，都能通过了。
【在 D**S 的大作中提到】
: 只有三个半是GOP的.
| t*******e
发帖数: 2113 | 4
有，respect marriage act。
提案讨论过，啥时候进入debate程序不知道。
【在 m******1 的大作中提到】
: 我觉得，说不定要是现在有个repeal DOMA的bill，都能通过了。
| m******1
发帖数: 19713 | 5 嗯，你这一说我也想起来了。估计这个没有最高法院快了。
【在 t*******e 的大作中提到】
:
: 有，respect marriage act。
: 提案讨论过，啥时候进入debate程序不知道。
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