Lynn C. Woolsey: “this bill, H.R. 3313, is not about gay marriage, it is about taking away access to the Federal judiciary while…”

“this bill, H.R. 3313, is not about gay marriage, it is about taking away access to the Federal judiciary while manipulating our Constitution by using a wedge issue. It is about degrading the role that Federal courts have played in the enforcement of civil rights law. It is about preventing challenges by individuals and groups of Americans who are needy and deserving of their day in court. Most of all, this bill is about ignoring the Constitution. We must protect the system of checks and balances that our Founding Fathers created. We must refuse to create this dangerous precedent. This legislation would be precedence for removal of Federal court jurisdiction for other contentious constitutional civil rights issues such as gun rights, religious protections, civil rights. Mr. Speaker, this is just plain bad policy. Do not support this bill. Know what the proponents are after and do not let them bully you into eroding our judicial protections.”