King and Spalding: Gay Bullies or Republican Bungling?

It was my intention to discuss a topic other than marriage, writes James Peron of Huffington Post, but circumstances conspired to scuttle my plans. The hyperbole and misinformation some conservatives are spewing regarding Republican plans to defend marriage inequality is the reason. Republican House leaders recently hired a major law firm, King & Spalding, to defend the Defense of Marriage Act.


But, DOMA is so badly drafted that even its author, former congressman Bob Barr, wants repeal. He calls it a "a de facto club used to limit, if not thwart the ability of a state to choose to recognize same-sex unions" and says this violates "the principles of federalism" it was supposed to uphold. Barr says, "The law should be repealed."

King & Spalding, one of the largest law firms in the country, took the case and a few days later announced they would drop it. In the meantime, the Human Rights Campaign had done lots of posturing and a few press releases. Click Here for more.