Jon Kyl: “In summary, to summarize these cases, there are currently nine States facing lawsuits challenging their marriage laws…”

“In summary, to summarize these cases, there are currently nine States facing lawsuits challenging their marriage laws-- California, Connecticut, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, and Washington--and the State supreme courts are expected to rule in New Jersey and Washington sometime this year. So the bottom line is this: The people are not deciding the Constitution, the judges are. If we do not do anything, if we stand aside and let the States work it out, as some of my friends have suggested, then the American people are likely to see the institution of marriage redefined against their will, and it will be much more difficult to adopt a constitutional amendment after these rulings are in place than it is to do so before they are in place. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to have printed at the conclusion of my remarks excerpts from a policy paper that was issued by the Senate Republican Policy Committee. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: The following are excerpts from a policy paper titled ``Why a Marriage Amendment is Necessary,'' released by the Senate Republican Policy Committee on March 28, 2006. Footnotes and citations are omitted. Summary of Pending Lawsuits As predicted at the time, the Massachusetts decision in Goodridge proved the catalyst for a flood of new lawsuits.…”