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To: Indy Pendance

"Rep. John Hostettler, R-Ind., has written legislation to remove marriage from certain federal courts.

In a May statement explaining the bill, he said, "Simply put, if federal courts don't have jurisdiction over marriage issues, they can't hear them. And if they can't hear cases regarding marriage policy, they can't redefine this sacred institution and establish a national precedent for homosexual marriage."



I am VERY glad to see this. But, I wish he could
apply this legislation to State courts.


10 posted on 07/07/2004 4:32:46 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (President Bush is a mensch in cowboy boots.)
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To: dixiechick2000
"And if they can't hear cases regarding marriage policy, they can't redefine this sacred institution and establish a national precedent for homosexual marriage.""

Why not just keep it simple and re-affirm that NO court has the power to re-define ANY word which is already legally defined. Think of how many problems that will avoid in the future.

To allow the Mass. Supreme Court's mis-application of its powers to re-define the word, 'marriage,' is to effectively destroy the rule of law and separation of powers.

11 posted on 07/07/2004 5:30:34 PM PDT by Eastbound
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