FIC Blog

Rhetoric aside, Sen. Lieberman has been no friend of social conservatives. Whether he was upholding the legality of partial-birth abortion or forcing the military to approve of homosexual activity, Connecticut’s retiring U.S. Senator has consistently opposed traditional values. But he has the opportunity to make one parting gesture for the pro-family cause.

Sen. Lieberman is the only member of Connecticut’s congressional delegation to oppose the repeal of DOMA, the law protecting marriage, specifically because of one provision in the bill:

But the controversial policy also stipulates that no state is required to recognize a same-sex union performed in a state where such marriages are recognized and it is that aspect of the DOMA that Lieberman supports.

It makes sense for Connecticut’s senior U.S. Senator to take this position. FIC defeated same-sex “marriage” every year at the legislature and it was only imposed on our state by a 4-3 vote of our supreme court, with the deciding vote cast by a judge who was not even a Supreme Court Justice. Even after this happened, we secured the strongest religious liberty guarantees against same-sex “marriage” in the nation. Given this history, Sen. Lieberman would do well not to force Connecticut’s judicially imposed marriage laws on other states, which is what would happen if DOMA were repealed.

To counter pressure from pro same-sex “marriage” forces, FIC Action launched a campaign two weeks ago to ask Sen. Lieberman to support DOMA. You can join the campaign here. You can also call Sen. Lieberman at (202) 224-4041 and ask him to vote NO on Senate Bill 598 (DOMA repeal). Ask Sen. Lieberman to take this one last opportunity to support the traditional values that always had his voice but never his vote.