[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/talk-is-cheap\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/talk-is-cheap\/","headline":"Talk is Cheap","name":"Talk is Cheap","description":"By Katherine Dean The Obama administration decided Tuesday that it will appeal U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro\u2019s July ruling, which declared the Defense of...","datePublished":"2010-10-15","dateModified":"2021-06-21","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headlines-marriage-equality-obama.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/headlines-marriage-equality-obama.jpg","height":393,"width":500},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/talk-is-cheap\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":238,"articleBody":" By Katherine Dean The Obama administration decided Tuesday that it will appeal U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro\u2019s July ruling, which declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) unconstitutional.  Judge Tauro\u2019s decision, which was issued in Massachusetts, the first  state to legally recognize gay marriage, would extend federal marriage rights to  homosexual couples in that state.  Obama has long said he opposes DOMA, a fact that, in light of the appeal, leaves most of us scratching our heads.  As reported in Reuters, Justice Department spokeswoman Tracy Schmaler explained,  \u201cAs a policy matter, the President has made clear that he believes DOMA  is discriminatory and should be repealed.\u201d However, \u201cThe Justice  Department is defending the statute, as it traditionally does when acts  of Congress are challenged,\u201d Schmaler said.  Legal experts and journalists have speculated the possible reasons for the Justice Department\u2019s appeal as well as potential unintended consequences  of having a judge declare DOMA unconstitutional. Some suggest that the  President would prefer to repeal DOMA through legislation rather than  litigation. Others claim that the purpose of the appeal is to have a  stronger ruling issued by a higher court, which could have broader  application to gay couples outside of Massachusetts.  Regardless of whatever legal nuances were taken into account in  deciding to appeal the ruling, it feels like a slap in the face by an  administration that seems to say one thing and do another."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Talk is Cheap","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/talk-is-cheap\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]