Senator Scott Brown stated the obvious reaction to Obama's announcement that the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional: "We can't have presidents deciding what laws are constitutional and what laws are not. That is a function of the judicial branch, not the executive.'' It is also within the power of the legislative branch to repeal or amend its own act. The Obama Administration however has never been overly concerned with details like whether its actions are constitutional. Their plan of action according to the Boston Globe is that Attorney General Eric Holder will simply "stop opposing legal challenges, increasing the odds that court decisions striking down the law - including one in Massachusetts - will stand." Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley explained that "the administration will drop an appeal of that ruling [and] if Congress decides not to defend the law, Tauro's decision against the Defense of Marriage Act would be the...(Read Full Post)