Consequently, the Department will not defend the constitutionality of Section 3 of DOMA as applied to same-sex married couples in the two cases filed in the Second Circuit.   We will, however, remain parties to the cases and continue to represent the interests of the United States throughout the litigation.   I have informed Members of Congress of this decision, so Members who wish to defend the statute may pursue that option.   The Department will also work closely with the courts to ensure that Congress has a full and fair opportunity to participate in pending litigation.  

Furthermore, pursuant to the President ' s instructions, and upon further notification to Congress, I will instruct Department attorneys to advise courts in other pending DOMA litigation of the President's and my conclusions that a heightened standard should apply, that Section 3 is unconstitutional under that standard and that the Department will cease defense of Section 3.  

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Section 3 of DOMA will continue to remain in effect unless Congress repeals it or there is a final judicial finding that strikes it down, and the President has informed me that the Executive Branch will continue to enforce the law.   But while both the wisdom and the legality of Section 3 of DOMA will continue to be the subject of both extensive litigation and public debate, this Administration will no longer assert its constitutionality in court.

More than can be said about Scooter "I'll Create 250,000 Jobs" Walker in Wisconsin, who just refused even more millions of fed funds that would have created jobs, after he already refused many hundreds of millions of fed funds that would have created jobs.  There are some in Wisconsin who are suggesting that a lot of his chaos-creation lately is to sidetrack the discussion of "where are the jobs?"

Of course, I'm still waiting for the jobs bill from Obama and Congress -- the direct job-creation bill, not this "trickle-down" economic theory stuff that lets Repub govs grandstand, that lets banks and CEOs use fed funds from our taxes to take yet more bonuses.