The President & the Department of Justice Ignoring the Laws

A portion of a letter received from "Liberty Counsel." - - - -

On July 22, President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen signed a certification that a repeal of the 1993 "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy regarding homosexuals in the military would do no harm to the armed forces.

The certification followed a 7 month "indoctrination" period that one homosexual activist called, "an unprecedented opportunity" to promote "the normalcy of the gay community."

++A Pandora's Box of consequences has ensued!

As we repeatedly warned during the period of time the Obama administration was forcing acceptance of open homosexuality in our military, this unwarranted change of policy is already having major repercussions.

Last week, the Department of Defense announced that military chaplains can now officiate in same-sex ceremonies and are allowed to use federal facilities for the events!
Besides the obvious question, "What if a Chaplain's conscience does not permit him to officiate in a homosexual marriage?" There are any number of legal problems that arise.

Here is the biggest one of all:

There is an existing federal law that is being flaunted by the Department of Defense (with President Obama's blessing)...the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which
recognizes marriage as being exclusively between one man and one woman!

Barack Obama's dereliction of duty to defend DOMA is unconscionable! But then the President usurps the Supreme Court's duty under the Constitution by brazenly declaring DOMA to be "unconstitutional" and "indefensible."

In other words, President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder acted as judge and jury in determining that a federal law passed by Congress in 1996 - a law that had already survived many strong court challenges - is somehow "unconstitutional"!

++Liberty Counsel must be ready to fight back!

Pro-homosexual activists have been pushing forward as quickly as possible in the wake of this disastrous announcement by the Obama administration.

ThoughtsjustoffCenter comments: How can congress sit back and allow this to happen? Why isn't there an investigation into the Presidents, and the Justice Departments defiance of federal law. That goes with not procecuting pot shops too. Although, I believe that marijauna shouldn't be a class I substance, it is. So the laws should be upheld and persued by law enforcement. Not having them (LEA) look the other way because of politics. Hello, how can military chaplins be allowed to conduct these marriages within states that have laws against same sex marriage? They still have to register the marriage at the local justice of the peace, so just how does that work? I'm sure that not doing your job, and just looking the other way, as required by law, it is a firing offense. Hello congress - start doing your jobs!