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Breaking News: Imperial County Re-Enters Prop 8 Fight

The newly elected county clerk of Imperial County has asked the 9th Circuit for the right to intervene. This is very big. The reason Imperial County was held to lack standing is that it was only the assistant clerk and not the elected county clerk who asked to intervene in the first place.

Gingrich: If Palin Took Obama Actions, There Would Be Calls for Impeachment

From Newsmax.com: In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV Friday, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said President Barack Obama’s decision not to fully enforce the Defense of Marriage law eventually could lead to a constitutional crisis, as he has directly violated his constitutional duties by arbitrarily suspending a law. Gingrich even suggested that, if a “President […]

AUDIO: Sean Hannity Singles Out NOM's Correct Assessment of Pres. Obama's DOMA Power Grab

From this his nationally syndicated radio talk show, Sean Hannity points out how NOM’s Maggie Gallagher & Brian Brown are absolutely right about Obama’s unconstitutional power grab on marriage. Source: www.Hannity.com

VIDEO: Brian Brown Dominates DOMA Debates with SSM activist Sean Eldridge on FoxNews.com

From this morning’s Live show on FoxNews.com with host Lauren Green: Source: Fox News

Defense of Marriage Act: Obama's Gay Marriage Backfire

From The Daily Beast: Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, which has helped roll back gay marriage rights in California and other states, says he has been in talks with the offices of House Republican leaders John Boehner and Eric Cantor long before Obama’s decision “because the government was essentially throwing the […]

Boehner should defend same-sex marriage ban, says Santorum

From The Hill newspaper: One possible Republican presidential candidate is putting pressure on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to defend in court the federal law that     bans the recognition of gay marriage. Former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), a social conservative who’s a dark-horse presidential candidate, said the Speaker needs to step forward after President Obama’s […]

Pastor Jim Garlow on Presidents, Governors and Attorney Generals Who Break Oaths

Dr. Jim Garlow: The goal of every parent is for his and her child to mature, always tell the truth, and learn to honor their vows. When parents see their child refuse to get along with another child, responding with the “I’m going to take my toys and go,” that mom and dad know they […]

ALERT: Brian Brown Debates DOMA & Same-Sex Marriage Today at 10 a.m. ET on FoxNews.com

Please tune in this morning at 10 a.m. ET when FoxNews.com’s live show host Lauren Green moderates the debate over Pres. Obama’s DOMA decree between NOM’s president Brian Brown and Sean Eldridge, political director of Freedom to Marry—a pro-SSM group.

Republican Study Committee Charmain's statement on DOMA

White House Rejects Duty to Defend Marriage Law Washington, DC – Republican Study Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan released the following statement after the Obama administration announced it would no longer defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as between a man and a woman. DOMA […]

Brian Brown in WaPo: Who will fight for the Defense of Marriage Act?

NOM President Brian Brown has a new op-ed published in the Washington Post on President Obama’s decision not to defend DOMA. It’s online now and will appear in the print edition tomorrow: How do Democrats in the Obama era respond when they lose elections? By making extraconstitutional end runs around the democratic process, if the […]

AG Holder's Letter to Speaker Boehner

Attorney General Eric Holder’s Letter

NC Senate Bill calls for statewide referendum on marriage amendment

Daily Comet: S106, to call for a November 2012 statewide referendum to amend the North Carolina Constitution to make clear marriage between a man and a woman is the only domestic legal union recognized in the state.

The Left’s Endless Culture War

I have a lot more to tell you, but I’ll hold some of it for next week and end with a treat for you: Coincidentally the day before Pres. Obama broke the news of his new war on DOMA and marriage, Maggie wrote a syndicated column called “The Left’s Endless Culture War.” “The culture war […]

Why the Obama Power Grab Will Backfire

Here’s the good news: This overreaching arrogance on Pres. Obama’s part is going to backfire. Over at Red State, Curt Levey points out, “President Obama’s decision today to abandon the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is both outrageous–as a matter of Justice Department policy and constitutional law–and a miscalculation….” I agree! We’ve been quietly investigating […]

Obama’s Power Grab: “The Imperial Presidency"

What happened yesterday was an amazing display of arrogance combined with incoherence. Pres. Obama promised to “enforce” the law, but not to “defend” it. What does that mean? It means, for one thing, that the Justice Department is now totally, nakedly politically corrupted, delivering to Pres. Obama’s base on an issue they want, but continuing […]