Political Quotes

“today the Senate has begun the formal debate on the constitutional amendment that does something very simple; that is, protect marriage. The question before us is fundamental: Should marriage remain the union between a husband and a wife? Marriage is the union between a man and a woman for the purpose of procreation, and has been, until this point, one of the great settled questions of human history and culture. Yet our current legal system seems alarmingly out of step with this historical understanding of marriage. Over and against 5,000 years of recorded human experience and social development, the Massachusetts Supreme Court has thrown out the definition of marriage. Marriage is no longer to be understood as a covenant between a husband and wife in the interest of their future children but, rather, the consummation of romantic attraction between any two adults. And they, these judges, appointed lawyers to these positions, imposed this radical change over the strong objections of the people of Massachusetts, the Legislature of Massachusetts, and the Governor of Massachusetts. Indeed, a number of local governments in California and Oregon and New York followed the lead of the Massachusetts court, offering marriage licenses in violation of State laws, in violation of State constitutions. Same-sex couples from 46 States applied for marriage licenses in these jurisdictions. There are pending lawsuits to overturn marriage laws in 11 other States.”