Sentences with phrase «federal marriage amendment»

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Simultaneously, a backlash against Lawrence added momentum to the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution, which would bar (among other things) court decisions, federal or state, that confer «marital status or the legal incidents thereof» on any relationship other than a male - female couple.

After a judge declared the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), Huelskamp quickly brought forward his own Federal Marriage Amendment which would redefine marriage as between a man and a woman.

While it may be tempting for Mr. Ford to compare himself to people like Sen. Chuck Schumer, the fact remains that Sen. Schumer — who did evolve on his position on marriage equality — has been a longtime supporter of several pieces of legislation that are very important to LGBT people and never supported the awful Federal Marriage Amendment.

Huelskamp said his bill has no cosponsors yet, but said its language will be almost identical to past Federal Marriage Amendments introduced in Congress.

As a supporter of the proposed federal marriage amendment, my position might be described as pro-choice.

While it may be tempting for Mr. Ford to compare himself to people like Senator Chuck Schumer, the fact remains that Senator Schumer — who did evolve on his position on marriage equality — has been a longtime supporter of several pieces of legislation that are very important to LGBT people and never supported the awful Federal Marriage Amendment.

And should the Supreme Court be unwise enough to impose same - sex marriage on the whole country, the decision will be greeted not like Loving v. Virginia (overturning antimiscegenation laws in 1967), as an achievement of obvious justice, but like Roe v. Wade, with a tireless movement dedicated to overturning its obvious injustice, and a reinvigorated effort to pass a federal marriage amendment.

A top Romney adviser disavowed remarks and a position reported this past week that appeared to be a reversal of the campaign's support of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would bar states from allowing same - sex couples to marry.

The head of the Empire State Pride Agenda, the main New York State gay rights groups, e-mails over his rejection of a Harold Ford spokesman's attempt to explain to me the former congressman's shift from supporting the Federal Marriage Amendment to supporting same - sex marriage.

In addition to coming out for repeal of DOMA, Barr in 2003 testified before Congress against the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have made a ban on same - sex marriage part of the U.S. Constitution.

Hod offered a post about a hypothetical GOP congressman from Illinois who opposed repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» legislation, opposed the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act and supported the federal marriage amendment.

Rubio's opposition to same - sex marriage is well known, although he contrasts with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on the issue by not supporting a Federal Marriage Amendment.

Although President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden support same - sex couples» right to marry, the decision to stop supporting the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment would have been a moderating move for the Romney campaign, whose party platform includes support for the amendment.

When the federal marriage amendment was being debated in 2004, John McCain broke from his party's leadership and took to the Senate floor to denounce it in notably stark language.

But a statement from Chafee in 2004 at the time the Federal Marriage Amendment was rejected indicates he supported civil unions and believed each state should be free to make its decision on the issue.

Under a very straightforward headline, «President Clinton Is Wrong About the History of DOMA,» Birch wrote definitively for AmericaBlog that, «In 1996, I was President of the Human Rights Campaign, and there was no real threat of a Federal Marriage Amendment.»

Today, Huelskamp announced his intention to introduce the Federal Marriage Amendment later this week.

Huelskamp said he plans to introduce the Federal Marriage Amendment later this week, a measure that would define marriage as between one man and one woman.

For those who say that the Constitution is so sacred that we can not or should not adopt the Federal Marriage Amendment, I would simply point out that marriage, and the sanctity of that institution, predates the American Constitution and the founding of our nation.

In 2004, Ensign spoke on the Senate floor in favor of the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have barred states from recognizing same - sex marriage.

He was one of just 34 Democrats to vote for the Federal Marriage Amendment; I think he may be the only one to have had such a dramatic conversion on the road to Washington Damascus.

(The analogy has its limits: Clinton and Schumer both campaigned against the Federal Marriage Amendment.)

At last night's Jefferson - Jackson dinner sponsored by the Iowa Democratic Party, at which Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Martin O'Malley appeared, Sanders took a huge shot at a narrative pushed by Bill and Hillary Clinton (as recently as Friday, on Rachel Maddow), that DOMA was a «defensive act» meant to block a federal marriage amendment.

Not only is Schock opposed to same - sex marriage, he supported a federal marriage amendment, opposed repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell», opposed the repeal of DOMA and voted against adding sexual orientation to federal hate crimes statutes.

In 2004 and 2006, Clinton voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment that sought to prohibit same - sex marriage.

The campaign targets Cheney, 34, because she is openly gay and is running her father's part of the Bush - Cheney reelection campaign but has not taken a public position on the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.

The only real marriage news from his campaign came later, when a campaign adviser told BuzzFeed that Romney does still back the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, which would bar states from recognizing same - sex couples» marriages.

Now that America's courts were «officially off - limits to the moral framework that has allowed us to enjoy freedom and prosperity,» Kennedy said the holy war on gay rights should be renewed on the battlefront of public opinion, pressing for a federal marriage amendment.

Blade:... You voted against the Defense of Marriage Act, and you've spoken out against the Federal Marriage Amendment.

By Feb. 24, 2004, the tides had turned and the «compassionate conservative» held a news conference to endorse the Federal Marriage Amendment.

The last time the House considered a federal marriage amendment on the floor of the chamber was in 2006; it failed then, despite the support of President George W. Bush, and it's certain to lose again this time around.

«I'm beginning discussions with my colleagues, but clearly the federal marriage amendment is where we need to be heading,» Huelskamp told reporters following the lawmakers» formal presentation, during which he alluded to possible legislative remedies.

He said she asked him: «How are we going to make sure the messaging is united, the Senate is united, the community is united and we are going to kill it [the federal marriage amendment] dead?»

Romney has stated his support for the Federal Marriage Amendment and his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, has voted for the proposed amendment when it was considered in Congress.

In part because Sen. John McCain opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment, LCR announced on Sept. 2, 2008 that it was endorsing McCain's presidential run.

«It was Senator Clinton who first summoned me to the Hill to talk about our strategy for defeating the federal marriage amendment,» he said.

In her speech, she called the Federal Marriage Amendment that failed the Senate last year to strictly define marriage as an act between a man and a woman «wedge politics at its worst.»

Representative Tim Huelskamp (R - Kansas), who has already announced his plan to reintroduce the Federal Marriage Amendment later this week, has been making the media rounds to express his strong disagreement with the Supreme Court's marriage equal... Read

In 2006, Obama voted against the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would have defined marriage as between one man and one woman in the US Constitution.

«My response to this [decision] will be later this week to file a federal marriage amendment,» he said.

(CNN)- Texas Gov. Rick Perry voiced support for a federal marriage amendment Wednesday, a departure from earlier comments in support of states» rights.

Naturally, the ultra-cynical and morally bankrupt Tom Kean Jr. suddenly endorsed the Federal Marriage Amendment after years of cautiously supporting gay rights in most cases.

In fact, Ford voted for the federal marriage amendment which would have constitutionally banned same - sex marriage ein the U.S.

Now, Gingrich has answered the pledge with a lengthy written response, vowing to support a federal marriage amendment, reinstate the Mexico City policy — and, per the stipulations of The Family Leader pledge, to be faithful to his wife:

Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr., the one - time NY Senate hopeful excoriated for his flip - flopping on same - sex marriage and his two votes for a federal marriage amendment, has recorded a video in support of New Yorkers for Marriage Equality.

The «snake oil salesman» moniker was given to Ford by Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan van Capelle following Ford's announcement that he's suddenly for marriage equality despite voting twice for the federal marriage amendment.

You know your record very well, but to quickly remind you, you voted to ban same sex marriage, with the Federal Marriage Amendment, twice.

Former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr., the one - time NY Senate hopeful excoriated for his flip - flopping on same - sex marriage and his two votes for a federal marriage amendment, has recorded a video in support of New Yorkers for Marr... Read

Last week I posted that former Tennessee congressman Harold Ford Jr., who voted against ENDA and for the federal marriage amendment, was weighing a run for NY Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's seat.