Fair enough.
If the Defense of Marriage Act, which Fred voted for, is overturned on the federal level, I’m sure he would back a federal amendment restraining judges.
Alas, the Amendment as described by the news articles doesnt address that. one state could pass gay marriage by popular vote, and a Federal Judges could overturn DOMA and make Alabama recognize that marriage in a divorce case. This amendment wont stop Alabama from being required to recognize gay marriage. So it only plugs some of the holes in the dyke (no pun intended :-) ) against gay marriage.
ONLY the Federal Marriage Amendment would settle the issue and stop gay marriage completely, comprehensively and permanently. Without FMA, it will be an ongoing (and ultimately for us, losing) battle.
This is the text of the FMA:
“SECTION 1. Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution or the constitution of any State, nor state or federal law, shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.”