No, President Obama is not 'ignoring' DOMA—he's keenly aware of its callous awfulness

I keep hearing social conservatives saying that the Obama administration is "ignoring" the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. This one comes from NOM's Damian Goddard:

Of course, it’s a law Barack Obama is completely ignoring, ordering the DOJ last year to stop defending DOMA in court.



It is obvious where the Obama Administration stands on the issue. [DamianGoddard.com]

But no. No, no, no, no, no.

The truth of why the Obama administration is no longer defending DOMA lies not in blind eyes or dea...