Dennis Kucinich: “the 14th amendment, section 1, says that no one shall be denied equal protection of the laws. Now, if this would pass…”

“the 14th amendment, section 1, says that no one shall be denied equal protection of the laws. Now, if this would pass, would this legislation, this constitutional amendment, supersede that provision of the 14th amendment and make that provision of the 14th amendment null and void? The SPEAKER pro tempore. It is not the province of the Chair to interpret the pending measure or to construe its relationship to the Constitution. Those are matters to be elucidated by Members in debate. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I would like to insert into the Record at this time an article that appeared in the Economist magazine entitled ``The Case For Gay Marriage.'' I will insert into the Record an executive summary of the Cato Institute's policy analysis entitled: ``The Federal Marriage Amendment: Unnecessary, Anti-federalist and Antidemocratic.'' I would also like to insert into the Record a letter from the Human Rights Campaign in opposition to the bill before us, a letter from the American Jewish Committee in opposition to the bill before us, a letter from the National Council of Jewish Women in opposition to the bill before us, and a letter from the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights in opposition to the bill before us. [From the Economist print edition, Feb.…”