In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the repeal of the “Defense of Marriage Act,” Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) on Wednesday called DOMA an “immoral and discriminatory” law and challenged a key witness, an official with the mammoth Focus on Family group.
In his testimony, Thomas Minnery, Executive Director of Citizen Link, the political arm of Focus on the Family, cited a 2010 federal study when he claimed that children raised by a male-female married couple are happier and healthier than children raised by other families.
But Franken had already done his homework: “I checked the study out,” said Franken. “It doesn’t say what you said it does,” said Franken. Watch:
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) opened Wednesday’s hearing by saying he called the hearing to “assess the impact” of DOMA law on American families. He said the 1996 law “goes well beyond the harm to a family’s dignity,” harming it economically, health-wise, and in other ways.
Full coverage on Wednesday’s hearing is here.
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Oh wait let me guess Jesus said it was ok to lie if it gets your poing accross…. Right….
I’m so glad he won that seat it was a close recall
what a POWNED moment:):)
what a POWNED moment:):)
always glad to see Franken in action, helps relieve tensions in my ‘politic’ side of the brian
always glad to see Franken in action, helps relieve tensions in my ‘politic’ side of the brian
Suck on that, liars.
Suck on that, liars.
I wish they would cite the study, I’d like to read it for myself. Anyone know it?
Al Franken is the shit.
I love Al!
Al just got a check!
Outstanding!
Oh snap!
Al Franken is the bomba.
LOVE THIS!!!!!!
THANK YOU AL!
Hit Run and Score! Thank you Al Franken!!!! Frankly I don’t think that we ever could trust ANYTHING that Focus on the Family Says! They are a bunch of Liars who think we should all live like them! Well, I have been with my partner for 11 years, we have raised TWO beautiful daughters and I am proud to say that both of my daughters are/have been in the top 10 of their High School classes. They are both well adjusted and very social and have had all of their needs met in everyway and oh yeah they are both STRAIGHT! I am happy to say that we love them and are VERY proud of who they are!!! So even if the F*d up state of WI chooses not to recognize our Nuclear family, we are a HUGE SUCCESS!!!!
This is hilarious
Nuclear family is a very general term. It says that it is family composed of two or more children and have two married or cohabiting parents. It didn’t say if it was opposite or same-sex because it can be both. Focus on Family, go to f-ing hell!!!!!