Obama supports Respect for Marriage Act. Boehner won't answer DOMA questions

Tomorrow, the Senate will hold the first ever hearing on DOMA repeal at 10 AM ET. The hearing, "S.598, The Respect for Marriage Act: Assessing the Impact of DOMA on American Families" begins at 10 AM ET. S. 598, sponsored by Senator Feinstein has 27 cosponsors. The House version of the bill, H.R. 1116, is sponsored by Rep. Jerry Nadler and currently has 118 cosponsors.

There were two major developments today on DOMA, both of which we covered at AMERICAblog Gay.

On the legislative front, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced that the President supports the Respect for Marriage Act.

On the legal front, John Boehner and his legal team, led by Paul Clement, won't answer basic questions in the DOMA case brought by 81 year old Edie Windsor. Roberta Kaplan, Edie's lawyer, is asking the Judge for "an order compelling" Boehner and his legal team to comply with discovery. See, Boehner decided to defend DOMA. He is using our tax dollars to pay Paul Clement. But, apparently, they don't want to follow the Rules of Civil Procedure. I've posted excerpts from Kaplan's letter. And, I've said many times, Boehner and Clement are no match for Windsor and Kaplan.