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Sen. Sessions Refuses To Say That Same-Sex Marriages On Military Bases Violate DOMA | Conservatives are apoplectic over the Pentagon’s decision to allow same-sex marriages on military bases, deeming it a violation of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Moderating a panel on military issues today at the Family Research Council’s Value Voters Summit, FRC President Tony Perkins asked Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) whether it was “incumbent upon this Congress as a check and balance to challenge this administration on this issue.” Unlike some of his fellow Republicans, Sessions refused to say the practice violates DOMA. Acknowledging that it was something they “would have to look at,” he said only that he feels deeply about “the freedom of conscience of men and women in the military.” He demanded that all views on this matter be respected if different than “what’s politically correct at the time.” As for the DOMA violation, he merely stated that “we have to fight back against any hint that people are intimidated from living and expressing the values they believe in.” Watch it:
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