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One-Third Of Senators Support Repealing DOMA | Box Turtle Bulletin’s Timothy Kincaid points out that one-third of all senators have now signed on to legislation repealing the Defense of Marriage Act, including 13 Democrats who voted for the legislation in 1996 as senators or representatives. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) was the latest Democrat to announce his support for repealing the law, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex couples married in one of the six states (and the District of Columbia). The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the repeal legislation — sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) — earlier this year. Look at the map:
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