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01/06/2009
Barr regrets federal Rose/Ann bar
Authors are often embarrassed by their past works. Those who wrote manuals on how to survive Y2K probably look back with some face-egg. James Frey surely has some regrets about the way he presented A Million Little Pieces. And of course we all know about that late work-belying essay, Shrews Never Need Taming, that a young Billy Shakespeare wrote as an eighth grade English project.
But for former Congressman and recent Libertarian Party presidential nominee Bob Barr, it's the misguided Defense of Marriage Act (DUMBA DOMA) that he wishes he could send to the literary dustbin. This from a new Barr-penned LA Times Op-Ed:
"I can sympathize with the incoming commander in chief. And, after long and careful consideration, I have come to agree with him that the law should be repealed."
...
"I've wrestled with this issue for the last several years and come to the conclusion that DOMA is not working out as planned. In testifying before Congress against a federal marriage amendment, and more recently while making my case to skeptical Libertarians as to why I was worthy of their support as their party's presidential nominee, I have concluded that DOMA is neither meeting the principles of federalism it was supposed to, nor is its impact limited to federal law."
No defending the Defense of Marriage Act [LA Times]
Oh, and plus it's just plain mean and discriminatory. But hey, if they want to do away with it on federalism grounds, then more power to them. Just get rid of the damn thing!
