U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that marriage equality for gays and lesbians is the next big civil rights issue.
In an interview with ABC News, Holder declined to indicate how the Justice Department will approach the U.S. Supreme Court challenge to California’s Prop. 8 marriage ban, but did address same-sex marriage as an issue.
“From my perspective, this is really the latest civil rights issue,” Holder told ABC News. “It is the question of whether or not American citizens are going to be treated with equal protection of the laws. And so with regard to Prop. 8, we’re in the process now of deciding what position we’re gonna take.”
The Obama administration on Thursday is widely expected to urge the Supreme Court to strike down California’s ban on gay marriage, a case that could have sweeping implications for the right of same-sex couples to wed.
The administration’s friend-of-the-court brief would not be legally binding but could have some measure of influence on the court when it considers the constitutionality of the Proposition 8 measure in March.
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No.Way.
For Realz??
Gee i never THOUGHT of it that way before.
He’s DA MAN.
No shit.
What the heck took so long?
Thanks, Mr. Holder!
Conservative minority church leaders REALLY oppose this juxtaposition. Kudos for Obama admin to speak up on it, even if it took a while.
Ummm… Yeah. Maybe we have to start marching and demanding OUR rights.
People have the right to live however they choose. The only one who has any right to judge is GOD!!! I’m not gay, but my roommates are and they are the BEST friends I’ve ever had in all my 55 years.
hardly.
It really shouldn’t be an issue. ALL citizens should have equal rights.
ggood for him
A country is not truly free until it treats it’s citizens equally. It is no ones business whom others choose to marry.The government has no business being involved in the first place.
Trans* rights will come after marriage equality. That will still be left to do.
I’d rather not have that clown on our side of any argument.
He is a nut bag. Unreal how many are in office right now. I’m all for equal rights. No matter what. But this guy has so much shit in his mouth that you just can’t believe what he will do next