Speaker Moves To Have House of Representatives Defend DOMA In Court

House Speaker John Boehner announced Friday that he was taking steps to have the House of Representatives intervene to defend the Defense of Marriage Act now that the President and the Attorney General have said that the Administration will not defend its constitutionality in court. (See prior posting.)  Boehner said he will convene the 5-member Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group which has the authority to instruct the House General Counsel to take legal action on behalf of the House. The New York Times yesterday reported on Boehner's action.