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Orrin Hatch: “I believe the other 10 States will adopt the Defense of Marriage Act over time which provides a marriage should be…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2004
I believe the other 10 States will adopt the Defense of Marriage Act over time which provides a marriage should be between a man and a woman. If my colleagues believe that the States ought to decide these matters, then they have to acknowledge that the 40 States which have should trump the 4-to-3 decision by an activist Massachusetts Supreme Court. The debate over marriage boils down to two fundamental questions: Should our goal be to keep marriage limited to a man and a woman? And, if so, is amending the U.S. Constitution necessary to accomplish that goal? The answer to both questions is yes.
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Orrin Hatch
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the Defense of Marriage Act and states' rights in relation to marriage definitions.

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