(From Congressman Todd Akin)
Congressman Todd Akin, Chairman of the Seapower & Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the Department of Defense’s decision to allow gay marriage ceremonies to be performed by military chaplains and take place on military bases. Akin was the author of an amendment to the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540) which makes it clear that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) applies to the Department of Defense.
“The Department of Defense has decided to put the White House’s liberal agenda ahead of following the law. The Defense of Marriage Act makes it clear that for the purposes of the federal government, marriage is defined as between one man and one woman. The use of federal property or federal employees to perform gay marriage ceremonies is a clear contravention of the law.
“In May, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act carrying my amendment on this issue. My amendment, which is now the position of the House of Representatives, would make it clear that federal employees and federal property can only be used to support marriages that are consistent with DOMA.”
The Akin Amendment is section 535 of H.R. 1540 which passed the House of Representatives on May 26, 2011.
1 comment:
I would have thought he would have been unhappy with high unemployment, or the war, or the state of the economy, or the other problems facing our great nation. He is a tool of the right wing.
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