President Barack Obama issued a statement Wednesday applauding the Supreme Court's striking down of the Defense of Marriage Act, which he called "discrimination enshrined in law."
"It treated loving, committed gay and lesbian couples as a separate and lesser class of people. The Supreme Court has righted that wrong, and our country is better off for it," Obama said, criticizing the 1996 law that blocked federal recognition of same sex-marriage. "We are a people who declared that we are all created equal - and the love we commit to one another must be equal as well."
Obama said he has directed his administration to "review all relevant federal statutes to ensure this decision, including its implications for federal benefits and obligations, is implemented swiftly and smoothly."
"The laws of our land are catching up to the fundamental truth that millions of Americans hold in our hearts: when all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free. "
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