 If made law, these provisions would remove sexual practices, and particularly same-sex unions, from federal jurisdiction.In February 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration's Justice Department had determined that a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional and, as a result, the administration would no longer argue in support of the act's constitutionality in court.Paul issued a statement to Iowa Republicans criticizing the Obama administration's position, saying