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STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON THE MA SUPREME COURT RULING APPROVING GAY MARRIAGE
The White House ^ | February 4, 2004 | President George W. Bush

Posted on 02/04/2004 5:15:33 PM PST by PhiKapMom

February 4, 2004

STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT

Today's ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court is deeply troubling. Marriage is a sacred institution between a man and a woman. If activist judges insist on re-defining marriage by court order, the only alternative will be the constitutional process. We must do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage.



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Please distribute this far and wide to let everyone know that President Bush stands for the sacred institution of marriage between a man and a woman.
1 posted on 02/04/2004 5:15:34 PM PST by PhiKapMom
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To: MeekOneGOP; onyx; My2Cents; JohnHuang2; Dog Gone; Dog; isthisnickcool; OKSooner; VOA; mhking; ...
Please post the press releases of the DemocRAT Presidential candidates on the Supreme Court Ruling on this thread so we can have a record of all of them together.

Thanks!

PKM
2 posted on 02/04/2004 5:16:48 PM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Support Bush-Cheney '04)
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To: PhiKapMom
Has Kerry issued a statement as well?
3 posted on 02/04/2004 5:17:41 PM PST by Callahan
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To: PhiKapMom
Yeah! Send in the national guard and lock-down the courthouse!
4 posted on 02/04/2004 5:18:52 PM PST by Jim Robinson (I don't belong to no organized political party. I'm a Republycan.)
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To: Victoria Delsoul
President Bush / Massachusetts court ping.
5 posted on 02/04/2004 5:19:22 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
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To: PhiKapMom
Home run.

Coming up to the plate - Senator Kerry.
6 posted on 02/04/2004 5:20:47 PM PST by Argus
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To: PhiKapMom
I admire the President's unwavering commitment on this, but let's be realistic here. In a nation where the U.S. Supreme Court has no qualms about making up rights that don't exist in the Constitution while at the same time ignoring ones that do, a constitutional amendment regarding the sanctity of marriage is nothing more than a waste of time.
7 posted on 02/04/2004 5:21:10 PM PST by Alberta's Child (Alberta -- the TRUE North strong and free.)
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To: PhiKapMom

8 posted on 02/04/2004 5:21:36 PM PST by deport (VA EL ARBUSTO VA)
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To: Argus
Wow - I am amazed it is so direct. No weasel words.
10 posted on 02/04/2004 5:22:16 PM PST by bob_esb
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To: Jim Robinson
I'm all for that, does anybody know the process for impeaching rogue judges?
12 posted on 02/04/2004 5:22:53 PM PST by MJY1288 (VOTE CONSTITUTION PARTY, THE DNC WILL APPRECIATE YOU)
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To: PhiKapMom; All; little jeremiah; scripter
I'll start a running file on this subject, leading with this post, and adding anything I find from the opposition.

If I get enough links, I'll post it separately, if not, I'll append it here.

Anyone who sees articles from the Dems, please ping me.

13 posted on 02/04/2004 5:23:01 PM PST by backhoe
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To: xdem

This one's for you. :)
14 posted on 02/04/2004 5:23:35 PM PST by onyx (Your secrets are safe with me and all my friends.)
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To: Callahan
Has Kerry issued a statement as well?

Don't know but here's where he stands:

"In 1996 Kerry was one of only 14 senators to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act to protect states from being forced to recognize another state's same-sex "marriages." It was signed by President Clinton, and Bush supports it."

16 posted on 02/04/2004 5:24:07 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: PhiKapMom
We must do what is legally necessary to defend the sanctity of marriage.

I hope that means he'll be drafting the necessary amendment and introducing it forthwith, with all the force of the bully pulpit Reagan would have used in this situation.

17 posted on 02/04/2004 5:25:14 PM PST by Petronski (I'm not always cranky.)
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To: PhiKapMom
Some activist judge will find the constitutional convention unconstitutional.

18 posted on 02/04/2004 5:25:25 PM PST by hattend (Are we there, yet?)
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To: PhiKapMom
Bush on terror: kick arse.

Kerry on terror: duh...

Bush on taxes: cut them.

Kerry on taxes: raise them...no lower them...duh...

Bush on abortion: get rid of it.

Kerry on abortion: I hate abortions. Let's have more of them. Duh.

Bush on gun control: no mas.

Kerry on gun control: duh...

Bush on queer marriage: not on my watch.

Kerry on QM: Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-duh! Duh!

19 posted on 02/04/2004 5:25:57 PM PST by Miles Vorkosigan
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To: Alberta's Child
If we must have a constitutional ammendment, then at least make it a productive one. Say, perhaps, re-establishing the separation of powers? Making it clear, once again, that it is the legislative and executive which make laws?

The constitution should not become a dictionary.
20 posted on 02/04/2004 5:26:09 PM PST by kingu
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