Politics & Government

Michele Bachmann v. Supreme Court: Undoing DOMA 'Undermines U.S.'

'Marriage was created by the hand of God. No man, not even a Supreme Court, can undo what a holy God has instituted.'

Updated below: U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), who represents St. Michael-Albertville in Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District, released this statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) Wednesday morning: 

Marriage was created by the hand of God. No man, not even a Supreme Court, can undo what a holy God has instituted.

For thousands of years of recorded human history, no society has defended the legal standard of marriage as anything other than between man and woman. Only since 2000 have we seen a redefinition of this foundational unit of society in various nations.

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court decided to join the trend, despite the clear will of the people’s representatives through DOMA.

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What the Court has done will undermine the best interest of children and the best interests of the United States.

Update: City Pages has video of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's response when asked about Bachmann's DOMA statement: "Who cares?"

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