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Federal Marriage Amendment Reintroduced

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Md., was expected to introduce a constitutional amendment today to protect marriage from redefinition by state and federal judges.The Marriage Protection Amendment is being offered in response to the recent 4-3 decision by the California Supreme Court to redefine marriage to include unions between homosexuals. The amendment, which has failed twice in the House and twice in the Senate, states: "Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman."“Americans have traditionally recognized this definition as being the most beneficial arrangement for the creation of stable family structures and for the upbringing of children," Broun said. "Americans have repeatedly shown their preference for the traditional definition of one-man, one-woman marriage by passing state and federal laws or by amending state constitutions to preserve the traditional definition.“There simply is no basis for the suggestion that homosexual ‘marriage’ is a right protected by the United States Constitution.” The amendment has received widespread support from Republicans. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the likely GOP presidential nominee, was one of just five Republican senators to oppose the amendment in 2004.Ashley Horne, federal policy analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said President Bush is calling for a marriage amendment following the California decision."It is clear today that the only sure way to guarantee the sanctity of the institution of marriage is to amend the Constitution," she said.
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