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ieoeja

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4. Roberts understands something the "Obama hates Gays" crowd does not.

Wed Mar 27, 2013, 04:13 PM

Mar 2013

Had Obama stopped enforcing the law, this woman's case would have never made it to the US Supreme Court. She can not sue if she is not harmed. And she is not (legally) harmed if the law is not enforced.

So Obama could have gotten rid of the law very easily. Temporarily.

Then it would have been reapplied, with no chance to fight to stop it from being reapplied, after the next presidential election.

We would need a new test case.

Spend several years and lots of money fighting it all the way up through the courts.

From scratch.

Hoping to make it to the US Supreme Court before a Democrat was elected who decided to stop enforcing it again. Temporarily.

Then it would have been reapplied, with no chance....

That is why Roberts is complaining.

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John Roberts Takes A Swipe At Obama Over DOMA [View all] ProSense Mar 2013 OP

Sounds like they're whining.. Cha Mar 2013 #1

Yep. That way the Repukes can bitch about Obama only COLGATE4 Mar 2013 #2

From the comments ... 66 dmhlt Mar 2013 #3

Roberts understands something the "Obama hates Gays" crowd does not. ieoeja Mar 2013 #4

Bingo! n/t markpkessinger Mar 2013 #8

And the very fucking instant that this President ceased to enforce a law ... 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #5

This from the highest jurist in the land treestar Mar 2013 #6

I see Roberts' being pissed because Pres. Obama is forcing them to make a decision justiceischeap Mar 2013 #7