Wayne Allard: “I do not think James Madison--who, by the way, is a hero of mine--would have envisioned the need, and his contemporaries…”

“I do not think James Madison--who, by the way, is a hero of mine--would have envisioned the need, and his contemporaries would have envisioned the need, for protecting marriage. I have no doubt in my own mind that if he had thought that marriage would need that protection that he and his contemporaries would not have hesitated to have made that a part of the Constitution. As we have gone over this debate, I have been somewhat frustrated to hear from opponents of this amendment constant criticism and misrepresentation about what this amendment is all about and what it does. I want to point out that when we are amending the Constitution, it is serious business. I have spent considerable time consulting with legal scholars, constitutional scholars, consulting with my colleagues, and working with staff in the Judiciary Committee because I wanted to get it right. In an effort to clear up some of these ridiculous charges made against this marriage amendment, I ask unanimous consent that there be printed in the Record a brilliant letter on the meaning of the amendment by eight law professors.”