Marriage Protection Amendment

One of the most important votes in the U.S. Senate will be taken this coming week. It has to do with Senate Joint Resolution 1 which is the "Marriage Protection Amendment." As you know homosexual activists and other liberal groups are trying to redefine marriage in our country. They have failed at the ballot box but now are using the courts to get what they can't get from the will of the people. Several states have already passed similar legislation only to have a liberal activist judge rule it unconstitutional. If S.J.R. 1 is passed by two-thirds of senators, then it will go to the states for consideration. Fortunately, our two senators in Oklahoma are in favor of the resolution.

Here is what the text of the resolution says: "Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman." That's it, folks. It doesn't sound too complicated but look at the organizations that are opposed to this amendment: Democratic National Committee, A.C.L.U., National Organization for Women, Planned Parenthood of America, People for the American Way, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, and American United for the Separation of Church & State just to name a few. Why would these groups be opposed to this amendment? Maybe it is because they are for homosexual unions and the redefining of the family!