... Judge Kenneth Chang upheld the Hawaii Supreme Court's 1993 ruling in Romer v. Evans. The state, Chang ruled, failed to show a "compelling interest- for prohibiting same-sex marriages. As a result of this, the Republican Congress drafted into its "Contract with America- a small but noteworthy provision entitled "The ... government to decide whether same sex marriages should be recognized within their respective jurisdictions. The Defense of Marriage Act is just a scapegoat for rightwing conservatives to justify their religious and moral beliefs, and to try and inflict their ideals upon Ame...

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