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NOPE! Give him a medal!!
J Lord Floyd wrote in message ... WASHINGTON, June 29 (AFP) - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Sunday he would support an amendment to the US Constitution to ban same-sex marriages, days after the nation's highest court struck down state sodomy laws. Frist told ABC's "This Week" program that he "absolutely" supports a constitutional amendment that would define marriage as being between a man and a woman. "I very much feel that marriage is a sacrament, and that sacrament should extend and can extend to that legal entity of a union between, what is traditionally in our Western values has been defined, as between a man and a woman," he said. US law already defines marriage as between one woman and one man for federal purposes, and allows states to decide not to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states. No US state currently allows gay marriage, but the northeastern state of Vermont allows civil unions for same-sex couples. The debate in the United States reignited after Canada announced earlier this month it would legalize gay marriages, which would be available to Americans who cross the border for the ceremony. Then the US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down state sodomy laws, in a decision that conservative lawmakers believe could pave the way for gay marriages in the United States. Conservative members of Congress have proposed an amendment banning gay marriage, but constitutional changes require enormous support to pass. Two thirds of both houses of Congress must approve the measure, which then needs support of at least 38 of the 50 state legislatures to take effect. |
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He's presidential material.
We need someone with balls that isn't after someone else's balls. Regards. In article , "Jerry Oxendine" wrote: NOPE! Give him a medal!! "Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose." "There's a certain inefficiency in constantly questioning me on things you've already made up your mind about." "Won't you change your mind?" "Is there something wrong with the one I have?" "After a time, you may find that 'having' is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as 'wanting.' It is not logical, but it is often true." |
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