○  BushsspeechonMarriageProtectionAmendment  ○

land,andnewyorkhaveoverturnedlawsprotectingmarriageinthosestates.andinnebraska,afederaljudgeoverturnedastatecotitutionalamendmentbaingsame-sexmarriage.

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p>thesecourtdecisiocouldhaveanimpactonourwholenation.thedefeeofmarriageactdeclaresthatnostateisrequiredtoacceptanotherstate''sdefinitionofmarriage.ifthatactisoverturnedbyactivistcourts,thenmarriagesrecognizedinonecityorstatemighthavetoberecognizedasmarriageseverywhereelse.thatwouldmeanthateverystatewouldhavetorecognizemarriagesredefinedbyjudgesinmaachusettsorlocalofficialsinsanfrancisco,nomatterwhattheirownlawsorstatecotitutiosay.thisnationalquestionrequiresanationalsolution,andonaniueofsuchprofoundimportance,thatsolutionshouldcomefromthepeople,notthecourts.

anamendmenttothecotitutionisnecearybecauseactivistcourtshaveleftournationwithnootherchoice.thecotitutionalamendmentthatthesenatewillcoidernextweekwouldfullyprotectmarriagefrombeingredefined,whileleavingstatelegislaturesfreetomaketheirownchoicesindefininglegalarrangementsotherthanmarriage.acotitutionalamendmentisthemostdemocraticsolutiontothisiue,becauseitmustbearovedbytwo-thirdsofthehouseandsenateandthenratifiedbythree-fourthsofthe50statelegislatures.

asthisdebategoesforward,wemustrememberthateveryamericandeservestobetreatedwithtolerance,reect,anddignity.allofushaveadutytoconductthisdiscuionwithcivilityanddecencytowardoneanother,andallpeopledeservetohavetheirvoicesheard.acotitutionalamendmentwillputadecisionthatiscriticaltoamericanfamiliesandamericansocietyinthehandsoftheamericanpeople,whichisexactlywhereitbelongs.democracy,notcourtorders,shoulddecidethefutureofmarriageinamerica.

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