change it as deference went question. the point of the matter is we don t expect the department of defense to look at law like an ala carte menu choosing to follow one and not another. it came to our attention that chaplains were being instructed to do something which was illegal and out of line with fead ral law we said you can t be telling cap lanes to do things that are dens chaplao do things that are against the law. the main thing is that we live in a see society of law and the department of defense is expected to follow law and doma is clear. marriage is between one man and one woman and that would apply to federal property or federal employees. now, if they are off duty or whatever they can do whatever they want. two points here, if i may. there are 134 words in the doma statute and the kopgma congress