Second Article of Impeachment For President Obama Being Drafted-- Ignoring DOMA Enforcement
President Barack Obama took an oath to uphold the laws of the USA and the Constitution. The Defense of Marriage Act was passed into law and signed by President Clinton. You can not pick and choose which laws as President to selectively enforce or uphold.
Lawless Obama Administration Abandons Defense of Marriage Act Enforcement
On February 24, 2011, almost 2 years ago, Public Advocate opposed Obama's acting outside the law and called it "lawless":
CBS News reports "President Obama has instructed the Justice Department to no longer defend the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, the legal prohibition on federal recognition of same-sex marriages."
Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement that the department will stop defending the policy because it has now been challenged in the Second Circuit, "which has no established or binding standard for how laws concerning sexual orientation should be treated."