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  • House Conservatives Push for Marriage Amendment After Supreme Court Ruling

    06/26/2013 3:58:01 PM PDT · by Red Steel · 30 replies
    National Journal ^ | Updated: June 26, 2013 | 2:01 p.m. | Matt Vasilogambros
    Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kansas, and other conservative members of Congress say they will attempt to introduce in the coming days a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. Following the Supreme Court's ruling deeming the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, several Republicans expressed their disappointment with the decision and vowed to take action. Apparently, this means an amendment to the Constitution. "This Court has taken it upon itself the radical attempt to redefine marriage," Huelskamp said, standing outside the Supreme Court. "I think what gets lost in this judicial attempt to short-circuit the democratic process is the needs of our children…. Every...