Lawyers for the Massachusetts attorney general’s office were in federal court on Wednesday, arguing that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional.
Massachusetts, the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, claims the federal DOMA interferes with its sovereign authority to define and regulate marriage.
Kris Mineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute, said that’s patently false.
“We think it’s a fallacious argument,” he said. ”The DOMA has withstood all previous challenges in federal court and by the rule of law the DOMA should stand.”
What’s more, he said, the attorney arguing on behalf of the federal government is doing a poor job.
“Their heart is absolutely not in it,” he said, “because in every opening argument they begin with ‘we personally oppose the DOMA and are working to repeal it.’”
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