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President Clinton's civil rights lawyer recommended he flip on marriage equality in 2000: http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-seven-minutes-in-2000-when-the-clinton-white-house-consi#.hf6XnolDNA …pic.twitter.com/SQrhGBLYbm
Minutes later, the idea was doused by another adviser: "let's not go there yet ..." http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/the-seven-minutes-in-2000-when-the-clinton-white-house-consi#.hf6XnolDNA …pic.twitter.com/vuP1sCW8ek
@chrisgeidner Draft reference how DOMA blocks federal benefits for states that choose same sex marriage?
@chrisgeidner You provided a "Draft" statement. It says DOMA provided states a choice. But, DOMA also denied states w/SSM fed benefits.
so wondered if the "Draft" statement dealt with that issue
@JoePaulson2 No, that is the full draft statement. As there were no states with marriage at that point, Sec. 3 was, interestingly, the ...
@JoePaulson2 ... part of DOMA seen as the more hypothetical part.
@chrisgeidner thanks ... thought it was seen as more of a ticking time bomb with Hawaii a near thing & some other state likely soon
@JoePaulson2 In 2000, Hawaii was not a thing and Vermont was going with civil unions over marriage.
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