Sue Myrick: “H.J. Res. 106 proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. The amendment states…”

“H.J. Res. 106 proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage. The amendment states that "Marriage in the United States shall consist solely of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than a man and a woman." The constitutional amendment process is the most democratic process in our Federal system, and it requires approval from two-thirds of each House of Congress and three-quarters of the States by votes of their State legislators. This bill has come up because same-sex marriage advocates have been using the courts and even local officials who have intentionally violated the law to circumvent the democratic process. Passing a constitutional amendment will place the debate where it belongs, with the American people.”