The Department of Defense issued a plethora of statements celebrating the Supreme Court ruling that invalidated a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) which had prevented the Federal government from recognizing homosexual “marriage.”  The ruling paves the way for the US military to provide marital benefits to homosexual couples.

In an initial statement, the DoD “welcomed” the ruling and said 

The department will immediately begin the process of implementing the Supreme Court’s decision…

By contrast, members of Congress indicated the DoD has yet to promulgate regulations enacting Section 533 of the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, which passed last year.

The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Liberty “expressed disappointment” at the ruling and called on Congress to pass the religious liberty protections currently attached to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act.

Former President Clinton, who signed DOMA into law, likewise celebrated its demise.

“By overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, the Court recognized that discrimination towards any group holds us all back in our efforts to form a more perfect union,” said the former president in a joint statement with his wife, the former secretary of state and possible 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton.

Note that the Clintons said any group.

The military had already begun “training” for granting benefits to homosexual couples.

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