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Huelskamp: 'It's Not Over' - Constitutional Amendment Would Restore Gay Marriage Ban
http://www.newsmax.com/ ^ | Thursday, 27 Jun 2013 10:25 AM | Lisa Barron

Posted on 06/27/2013 11:20:17 AM PDT by DannyTN

A constitutional amendment restoring the Defense of Marriage Act, to be introduced by Rep. Tim Huelskamp, likely would reignite the debate over same-sex marriage. The Kansas Republican said he plans to introduce the Federal Marriage Amendment to restore DOMA, which was struck down by the Supreme Court this week.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: marriage; samesex; scotus; sourcetitlenoturl
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To: fwdude

The problem with a Constitutional Amendment, though, is that it will be as binding on the government as the 4th, 5th, and 6th were on the NSA/FISA-court.


41 posted on 06/27/2013 2:47:15 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark
The problem with a Constitutional Amendment, though, is that it will be as binding on the government as the 4th, 5th, and 6th were on the NSA/FISA-court.

Then, it will be more fuel for the revolution.

42 posted on 06/27/2013 2:49:55 PM PDT by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: fwdude

>> The problem with a Constitutional Amendment, though, is that it will be as binding on the government as the 4th, 5th, and 6th were on the NSA/FISA-court.
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> Then, it will be more fuel for the revolution.

I think we have enough fuel; what we need is a spark:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3030973/posts


43 posted on 06/27/2013 2:54:49 PM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: DannyTN

“So what wording do we need to make “Man” and “Woman” meaningful again?”


Biological male (i.e., having a Y chromosome) and biological female (i.e., not having a Y chromosome). A person can snip off body parts, but can’t change his genes.


44 posted on 06/27/2013 4:44:37 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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