DOJ Official: Defending DADT, DOMA 'Difficult' For Administration

[davidinalameda]

cough*bullshit*cough

Assistant Attorney General Tony West of the Justice Department told reporters Monday that defending Don't Ask Don't Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act were "difficult" for the Obama administration.

"Those are difficult cases because as you know the administration has a long standing policy view on this -- supports the repeal of DOMA and supports the repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell'," West said in response to a question from TPM.

"Those are both congressional statues which require Congress to repeal them, they can't be undone by executive order," West said. "The Department of Justice, notwithstanding the administration policy view which is strongly held by us, has an institutional responsibility to defend the constitutionality of congressional statutes, whether we agree with them or not," West added.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/doj_official_defending_dadt_doma_difficult_for_administration.php

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[EFerrari]

2. What a crock. n/t

[LonePirate]

3. This article is nonsense. This center-right administration does not do anything that is difficult.

[pgodbold]

4. Well this post has fucking broken my heart. I'm sad beyond consolation. n t

[donco6]

5. LOL! Yeah, right.

Difficult as falling off the toilet after a bender.

[davidinalameda]

6. that's a great image LOL

:rofl: