We should start a pool betting on whether or not Left and Further Left show up for this.
I'm waiting for a 'rat to say that defending marriage does not rise to the level of a constitutional issue because "It's all about sex".
Glad to see we are discussing the TRULY important issues of the day, and not bothering to discuss those small and petty issues like terror, health care, the economy, and so forth.
What a festering pile of CRAP this amendment is!
Thanks for starting this thread
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Unfortunately, debate is as far as it will go as it will never pass.
Bravo.
Feinstein is next. Sigh.
How dare the Democrats accuse the Republicans of "politicizing" and "forcing" this issue. This wouldn't be on the radar screen if not for the complicity of activist judges and mayors who took it upon themselves to revise laws they didn't agree with. This is something Republicans would much rather not be dealing with at the moment - but their hand has been forced and they must take action.
Rick Santorum is a brilliant, strong man with a gift for conveying his message in simple, effective terms. He is one of the leading young lights of the party and one of the most consistent across the board conservatives. What are the chances of him garnering the nomination in 2008?
Our Church and our values are under attack today. These values which include; Life, Marriage and the Family are fundamental institutions from which our country gains its strength and character. The main question now is, will we get involved and fight for faith and what we believe is best for the Common Good?
This could be the end game.
The week of July 12, the U.S. Senate will vote on a constitutional amendment to protect marriage.
Support the Federal Marriage Amendment
Please sign the official Catholic petition to support the Federal Marriage Amendment to the US Constitution (FMA). Unelected judges are overturning the will of the voters across the country and are changing marriage to something that was not intended. The only way to preserve and protect marriage as a union of a man and a woman is the FMA Federal Marriage Amendment to the US Constitution.
Go to: http://www.yourcatholicvoice.org/index.php?id=petition&petition=2
I just saw John Cornyn and Trent Lott both do an excellent job speaking on behave of the amendment.
Why are we wasting our time debating an amendment that will never be passed? Oh... yeah. Election year, duh.
As expected, the anti-marriage forces have mobilized and are
doing everything in their power to defeat the
Federal Marriage Amendment.
Our Grassfire team has just returned from Capitol Hill where we
oversaw the delivery of over a half-million petitions to the
U.S. Senate (see details below). We can report the anti-marriage
forces are aggressively attacking the Amendment. It is shameful
to see what some senators will do to stop the amendment.
+ + + URGENT ACTION ITEM
It will take a flood of thousands of phone calls from friends like
you to send the senators a strong message in support of marriage.
We need your help to show overwhelming support for marriage!
Please take a moment right now to call your two Oregon
Senators and urge them to support AFM's Marriage Amendment.
Here is their contact information:
Senator ______
Senator ______
+ + TUESDAY'S TALKING POINTS
#1 -- Identify yourself as a Oregon resident. This is very
important. Mention your support of "Alliance For Marriage's
Federal Marriage Amendment."
#2 -- Tell your Senator you oppose efforts to defeat the
marriage amendment.
#3 -- Then say: "I urge you to support the Marriage Amendment
when it comes to a floor vote."
PLEASE CALL TODAY! THIS IS VITAL TO THE CAUSE!
Here we go again!!!
The LOUT up now..........
Also here is a email I just received from Bill Frist:
On Friday, the Senate began debating a constitutional amendment to protect marriage as the union of a man and a woman. I expect we'll have a vote on Wednesday morning.
Many Americans are surprised that we need to have this debate at all. Over and against 5,000 years of recorded human experience, activist judges in Massachusetts have overturned marriage as a covenant between husband and wife. And liberal and conservative legal scholars agree that unless the Congress acts to protect marriage, same-sex marriage will be extended nationwide.
Children do best with mothers and fathers. We're fooling ourselves if we think children will be held harmless by destroying marriage as the union of a husband and a wife. Marriage and family are the bedrock of society.
The question is no longer whether the Constitution will be amended. The question is only how it will be amended and by whom -- activist judges or the people.
My vote is with the people.
Bill Frist
VOLPAC
Post Office Box 158552
Nashville, TN 37215
Office: (615) 386-0045