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Last week, at the first-ever congressional hearing on the repeal of the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA), some of the more interesting statements given in favor of the freedom to marry for same-sex couples came from Senators who, 15 years ago, voted in favor of DOMA.   

Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) quoted Abraham Lincoln who, when challenged for changing his mind on a question, replied, “I’d rather be right some of the time than wrong all of the time.” Even Bob Barr, the Republican congressman who wrote DOMA in 1996, and Bill Clinton, the Democratic president who signed it, today support DOMA repeal and the freedom to marry.

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