The ACLU is correct in this latest action alert. Tom DeLay (R-TX) and his evil henchmen are now trying to screw gays at the state level. First, by forcing a DOMA-type bill on DC (though I keep hearing differing descriptions of the exact bill) and by trying to take gay marriage out of the jurisdiction of the federal courts! This last idea is truly outlandish, and very likely unconstitutional. These guys are such pigs.
DeLay and Republican leaders do not understand the word 'no.' They are now considering a proposal that would take away the right of the District of Columbia and its 600,000 residents to make their own decision on whether to recognize the marriages of gay and lesbian couples married in other states. If his proposal passes, Congress would be forcing discriminatory marriage policy on to the District of Columbia.
Congressman DeLay is also considering the so-called 'Marriage Protection Act' (H.R. 3313), which would deny the Supreme Court and all other federal courts of the ability to consider any challenges to the anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act. If DeLay has his way, no federal court would ever be able to review one of the most important laws affecting the rights of married couples and their families.
