"Marriage Protection Amendment" Sponsored by...

Phantom · 07-01-2008, 04:54 PM

Sens Larry Craig and David Vitter, among others

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WickedLou9 · 07-01-2008, 05:04 PM

let me guess, another attempt to ban gay marriage? I love the names. " defense of marriage!" ..

Larry craig is the guy who was sucking off gay men in public bathrooms right?

link doesn't work by the way

Simius · 07-01-2008, 05:17 PM

Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)

S.J.RES.43
Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.
Sponsor: Sen Wicker, Roger F. [MS] (introduced 6/25/2008) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2008 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage .

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years after the date of its submission by the Congress:

`Article --

`Section 1. This article may be cited as the `MarriageProtection Amendment'.

`Section 2. Marriage in the United States shall consist only 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 the union of a man and a woman.'.

co sponsors
Sen Allard, Wayne [CO] - 6/25/2008
Sen Brownback, Sam [KS] - 6/25/2008
Sen Craig, Larry E. [ID] - 6/25/2008
Sen Enzi, Michael B. [WY] - 6/26/2008
Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK] - 6/25/2008
Sen Roberts, Pat [KS] - 6/25/2008
Sen Shelby, Richard C. [AL] - 6/25/2008
Sen Thune, John [SD] - 6/25/2008
Sen Vitter, David [LA] - 6/25/2008

Simius · 07-01-2008, 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by WickedLou9

let me guess, another attempt to ban gay marriage? I love the names. " defense of marriage!" ..

Larry craig is the guy who was sucking off gay men in public bathrooms right?

link doesn't work by the way

Oh god. He is.

Smull · 07-01-2008, 05:55 PM

And isn't Vitter a big fan of prostitutes?

motivez · 07-01-2008, 05:59 PM

Because marriage hasn't already been trivialized by people like Britney Spears getting married for mere hours.. if they really cared about keeping marriage a sacred institution they'd try to ban divorce

thewise1 · 07-01-2008, 06:01 PM

You can't get comedy like this on the comedy channel

Scrum · 07-01-2008, 08:18 PM

Holy shit.

Scrum · 07-01-2008, 08:32 PM

Lookie what I found....

6SpeedTA95 · 07-01-2008, 09:36 PM

What a ridiculous waste of time. And larry craig?

Ezra Smack · 07-02-2008, 12:07 AM

I have a real problem with the state having the power to license personal relationships of any kind.
Marriage should be treated just like any other contract.
Just because two people decide to make a pledge to each other, it should not infer an obligation on others to accord them any special rights or privileges, or even to recognize that contract.