Posted on 10/28/2007 2:29:20 PM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah
THE ROMNEY VISION: CHAMPIONING A FEDERAL MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
Gov. Mitt Romney Will Continue To Fight For A Federal Marriage Amendment:
(PressMediaWire) - Gov. Mitt Romney Reaffirmed His Commitment To Pass A Federal Marriage Amendment At The Recent Values Voters Summit. "I will work with the people in this room, as I have for the past four years, to champion a federal marriage amendment to protect marriage as the union of a man and a woman. ... Make no mistake: a federal amendment is the only way we can protect marriage from liberal, unelected judges." (Gov. Mitt Romney, Address To The Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit, 10/19/07)
- "As It Happens, Only One Of The Leading Republican Candidates – Mitt Romney – Supports A Federal Marriage Amendment, Which Would Constitutionally Prevent Marriage Redefinition In The States." (Kathryn Jean Lopez, "Marriage And The GOP," Sacramento Bee, 9/14/07)
Gov. Mitt Romney Has Been Leading The Fight To Protect Traditional Marriage:
In 2004, Gov. Romney Called For A Federal Marriage Amendment In Testimony Before The Senate Judiciary Committee. GOV. ROMNEY: "We need an amendment that restores and protects our societal definition of marriage, blocks judges from changing that definition and then, consistent with the principles of federalism, leaves other policy issues regarding marriage to state legislatures." (Gov. Mitt Romney, Testimony, United States Senate Committee On The Judiciary, 6/22/04)
- Institute For Marriage And Public Policy President Maggie Gallagher: " Gov. Romney was in Washington, D.C., making the single most eloquent and articulate defense of our traditional understanding of marriage I have heard from an American politician." (Maggie Gallagher, "In Defense Of The Family," National Review Online, 6/25/04)
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In A 2006 Letter To All 100 U.S. Senators, Gov. Romney Stressed Traditional Marriage As "The Ideal Setting For Nurturing And Developing Children." GOV. ROMNEY: "Our society, like all known civilizations in recorded history, has favored the union of a man and a woman with the special designation and benefits of marriage. In this respect, it has elevated the relationship of a legally bound man and woman over other relationships. This recognizes that the ideal setting for nurturing and developing children is a home where there is a mother and a father." (Gov. Mitt Romney, Letter To United States Senators, 6/2/06)
- Gov. Romney: The State-By-State Approach Is Wrong. "Some argue that our principles of federalism and local control require us to leave the issue of same sex marriage to the states?w hich means, as a practical matter, to state courts. Such an argument denies the realities of modern life and would create a chaotic patchwork of inconsistent laws throughout the country. ... Because of this, and because Americans conduct their financial and legal lives in a united country bound by interstate institutions, a national definition of marriage is necessary." (Gov. Mitt Romney, Letter To United States Senators, 6/2/06)
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Just like he did in Massachusetts, when the state supreme court unconstitutionally commanded the legislature to create “marriage” for the sexually deviant?
Mitt and Anne are a wonderful contrast to the pact to the Devil that the Clinton relationship is.
It’s incredibly sad for MA citizens, and indeed our nation, that he didn’t have this vision a few years ago.
I read these announcements like a cry of help from Mitt, “Stop me before I strike again!”
A subject that the oft-divorced Giuliani, second marriage McCain and May-December Thompson must approach gingerly.
Should Gay Couples Raise Children? Mitt Romney Says “That’s Fine”
June 7, 2007
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After talking about traditional marriage at a Concord, New Hampshire, town hall meeting, Romney was confronted by Cynthia Fish. She’s gay. The exchange went like this:
“I am a gay woman and I have children. Your comment that you just made, it sort of invalidates my family. I wish you could explain to me more, why if we are sending our troops over to fight for liberty and justice for all throughout this country, why not for me? Why not for my family?’ …
“‘Wonderful, I’m delighted that you have a family and you’re happy with your family. That’s the American way. ... People can live their lives as they choose and children can be a great source of joy, as you know. And I welcome that. There are other ways to raise kids that’s fine: single moms, grandparents raising kids, gay couples raising kids. That’s the American way, to have people have their freedom of choice.
http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/172449.aspx
Sure sounds like a defender of traditional values to me.. (/S)
Rudy and his wife are SO SUPPORTIVE of traditional marriage,,,,that between them,,,,they have had SIX OF THEM!!!!!...lol
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Now that is funny... I don’t care who you are!
LLS
No basters, implants, or little blue pills were used in the making of this family.
"I am a gay woman and I have children. Your comment that you just made, it sort of invalidates my family," said Cynthia Fish, a mother of a 6- and 8-year-old. "... I wish you could explain to me more, why if we are sending our troops over to fight for liberty and justice for all throughout this country, why not for me? Why not for my family?"What he said earlier that prompted her question (and he repeated it to her):
"Marriage is an institution which is designed to bring a man and woman together to raise a child and that the ideal setting for society at large is where there is a male and a female are associated with the development and nurturing a child," Romney said.
But then Romney repeated his view of marriage.
“Marriage is an institution which is designed to bring a man and woman together to raise a child and that the ideal setting for society at large is where there is a male and a female are associated with the development and nurturing a child,” Romney said.
I remember that! Hillary did the same thing when she left the White House, but she didn’t call it a wedding registry ‘cause she doesn’t have a real marriage, lol.
The Fredheads have a history of distorting that quote. Given Fred’s atrocious stance on this issue you’d think they’d have the sense to keep quiet.
http://jared.pratt-family.org/parley_histories/list_parley.html
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