Sentences with phrase «marriage amendment»

At the same time, it undermines further the arguments of those who have claimed that a federal marriage amendment is needed to block activist courts from imposing gay marriage on the nation.

It seems that after failing to get guns banned, failing to oust the anti-union governor of Wisconsin, and failing to stop Defense of Marriage amendments in over 30 states (including North Carolina recently), they have resorted to making shows like the «New Normal», and attacking a good restaurant.

The Independence Party of Minnesota has taken an active role in opposing an anti-gay marriage amendment which will be on the ballot in November.

Maggie Gallagher, President of the National Organization for Marriage, sends along the following: Florida Marriage Amendment in Trouble!

Australia's Prime Minister insists on protecting religious people from same - sex marriage amendments

No sooner had U.S. District Judge Callie Granade ruled that the Alabama Marriage Protection Act, along with the added protection of the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, was unconstitutional and Alabama had to allow gays to wed, than ol' reliable Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore threw a grenade on Granade's ruling by telling the state's probate judges not to carry it out, under threat of penalty.

Later describing himself as an atheist who is becoming more open - minded toward faith, Oswalt questions the widely - held practice of respecting other's beliefs and proceeds to attack those who vote against gay marriage amendments because «they like a book», equating the Bible with any old literature.

Tuesday's marriage amendments passed even in Colorado and Wisconsin.

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

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.

North Carolinians will vote on the state's Marriage Amendment Act before North Carolina voters next Tuesday.

Huelskamp lamented the «near deafening silence» coming from his colleagues, among whom only fifty - eight are today willing to co-sponsor a federal constitutional marriage amendment that got 236 votes in 2006.

Sixty percent of Catholics in Wisconsin support the state marriage amendment, much higher than in a state like Virginia (where Catholics voted «no» 48 percent to 52 percent).

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

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.

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?»

He campaigned strongly in 2006 for the Virginia Marriage Amendment, also called the Marshall - Newman Amendment.

(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.

Log Cabin Republicans facilitate Laguna Beach resolution against anti-gay marriage amendment: «Working with the City Council, California Log Cabin Republicans helped secure a resolution at the city council meeting this evening reiterating it's opposition to anti-marriage equality ballot measures.

After an unprecedented audit, the Florida Marriage Amendment (which we thought safely on the 2008 ballot) is in danger of falling just 30,000 signatures....

The Minnesota Same - Sex Marriage Amendment, Read more»

Incidentally, Lewis» view appears to be quite similar to my view on the gay marriage amendment.

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.

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

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.

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.

Most Ecumenical: Adam J. Copeland with «Let's have some ground rules for debating the marriage amendment»

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

I could possibly be favor of a marriage amendment IF marriage was truly defined biblically.

As the Supreme Court prepares to hear two cases about same - sex marriage, I wanted to weigh in on the subject of gay marriage and the attempt in many states to add a marriage amendment to their constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

So could I support a marriage amendment?

With one exception (Arizona this year), every time a marriage amendment has been put to the electorate in the form of a popular vote it has passed with a large majority.

Plus: Southern Baptists vote down public school exodus resolution, Senate sets vote for Federal Marriage Amendment, and other stories from online sources around the world.

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.

I know for a fact, they would have voted for a 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.

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.

A week earlier, on Dec. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court announced the justices will be hearing Windsor's challenge to the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), as well as a challenge to California's Proposition 8 marriage amendment.

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.»

Don't forget that 63 % passed the Marriage Amendment in 2004 while Bush only garnered 51 % of the vote.

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.