Unlike many of his rivals for the 10th district’s seat in Congress, Jeremy Cloward has given a clear, unambiguous statement in support of full marriage equality for all couples, heterosexual and homosexual alike
If he were more reflective, Representative Broun might see that efforts to mix church and state in defiance of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights doesn’t help Christianity at all, but turns people off, leading them to look for alternatives to following the Bible.
If Chellie Pingree really meant what she said, she will follow her speech with action. She will write or cosponsor legislation to legalize same-sex marriage across the United States.
Representative Boustany is fighting against the religious freedom of American churches that believe in the sanctity of same sex marriage. He’s seeking to use the power of government to discriminate on the basis of religion, destroying the first amendment’s protection of freedom of religion.
The amendment would also nullify civil union laws, or any other state of union “having the legal incidents of marriage”.
When Congressman Broun’s amendment to forbids some Americans from getting married, it undermines the 14th amendment to the Constitution. Congressman Broun’s constitutional amendment says that equality in America is only for some people. Within Congressman Broun’s new vision for America, equality will be traded in for inequality. Paul Broun’s constitutional amendment is anti-equality, and it’s anti-marriage.
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