that the defense of marriage act violated state s rights. he did not talk about that it violated the rights of gay people. he said that it it violates the state s ability to regulate and create the laws of marriage. and he said it over and over again. and that is a winning argument for the defense of marriage act critics of edith windsor and company. well, chief justice john roberts was critical of how president obama was handling doma, they re not defending the law in court but still enforcing it. here is part of what the chief justice said, i want to play that. i don t see why he doesn t have the courage of his convictions and execute not only the statute, but do it consistent with his view of the constitution, rather than saying oh, well, we ll wait until the supreme court says we ll have no choice. tough words there, question whether the president has the courage of his convictions.
vote? well, anthony kennedy is the only real likely possibility, but repeatedly during the oral arguments today, he expressed what appeared to be his view that the defense of marriage act violated state s rights. he did not talk about that it violated the rights of gay people. he said that it it violates the state s ability to regulate and create the laws of marriage. and he said it over and over again. and that is a winning argument for the defense of marriage act critics of edith windsor and company. well, chief justice john roberts was critical of how president obama was handling doma, they re not defending the law in court but still enforcing it. here is part of what the chief justice said, i want to play that. i don t see why he doesn t have the courage of his convictions and execute not only the statute, but do it consistent with his view of the constitution, rather than saying
the four democratic members were all clearly hostile to the defense of marriage act. where were they going to get the fifth vote. anthony kennedy is the only likely possibility. but repeatedly today he expressed what appeared to be his view that the defense of marriage act violated states rights. he did not talk about, that it violated the rights of gay people. he said that it violates the states ability to regulate and create the laws of marriage. and he said it over and over again. and that is a winning argument for the defense of marriage act critics of edith windsor and company. john roberts was critical of how president obama is handling dome ma. they re not defending the law in court, it s still enforcing it. here s what the chief justice said, i want to play that. ien do the see why he doesn t have the courage of his
the defense of marriage act. and so where were they going to get the fifth vote? anthony kennedy is the only really likely possibility, but repeatedly during the oral argument today, he expressed what appeared to be his view that the defense of marriage act violated states rights. he did not talk about that it righted the rights of gay people. he said that it violates the state s ability to regulate and create the laws of marriage. and he said it over and over again. and that is a winning argument for the defense of marriage act. critics of edith windsor and company. chief justice john roberts was critical of how president obama is handling doma. they re not defending the law in court, but it s still enforcing it here. here s the part where the chief justice said. i want to play that. i don t see why he doesn t have the courage of his convictions and execute not only the statute, but do it