“Mr. Engle, sometimes the law’s an ass.”

—FEC Chair Ellen Weintraub, quoted in Gay couples can’t make joint political donations from individual account, FEC rules.

That piece begins: “A gay couple married under state law cannot give a joint contribution to a federal candidate if they make it from an individual banking account, the Federal Election Commission voted unanimously Thursday. In a somewhat emotional session, FEC commissioners lamented the fact they had no choice but to deny gay couples the same rights as straight ones, given the Defense of Marriage Act‘s legal requirements.”