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> > "The President has also concluded that Section 3 of DOMA, as applied to legally
> > married same-sex couples, fails to meet that standard and is therefore
> > unconstitutional."
> >
> > "the President of the United States has made the determination that Section 3 of
> the
> > Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA"), 1 U.S.C. § 7, as applied to same-sex couples who
> > are legally married under state law, violates the equal protection component of the
> > Fifth Amendment."
>
> That is his opinion, not judgement, based upon the resulting action. No law was
> repealed by Barry, nor have any rules been broken.

As much as I am in favor of getting rid of DOMA, I was a little taken aback by this until I read more about it. I think the important thing to realize is that it's pretty much a symbolic gesture. Congress can, and presumably will, step in to defend the law in the DOJ's absence. All this does is let the Obama administration distance themselves from it until it can be repealed through legislation or overturned by the courts.