With the SCOTUS striking down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Mike Lee, R-Utah, are once again thumbing their noses at President Obama and his administration, after filing the State Marriage Defense Act, “which respects the definition of marriage held by the people of each state and protects states from the federal government’s efforts to force any other definition upon them.”
According to Senator Cruz’s press release, “the bill will ensure the federal government gives the same deference to the 33 states that define marriage as the union between one man and one woman as it does to the 17 states that have chosen to recognize same-sex unions.”Here is Cruz’s statement:
“I support traditional marriage. Under President Obama, the federal government has tried to re-define marriage, and to undermine the constitutional authority of each state to define marriage consistent with the values of its citizens,” said Sen. Cruz. “The Obama Administration should not be trying to force gay marriage on all 50 states. We should respect the states, and the definition of marriage should be left to democratically elected legislatures, not dictated from Washington. This bill will safeguard the ability of states to preserve traditional marriage for its residents.”
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Now here is Lee’s two cents:
Basically, the bill (if it passes) will protect existing traditional marriage states from Obama’s pro-gay marriage agenda.“How a state should define marriage should be left up to the citizens of each state,” said Sen. Lee. “It is clear the Obama administration finds the principles of federalism inconvenient in its effort to force states to redefine the institution of marriage. The State Marriage Defense Act provides an important protection for states, respecting the right to choose for themselves how each will treat the institution of marriage under the law.”
Again, let me just put this out there. Why shouldn’t gay people be allowed to marry and lose 50% of their assets, like the rest of us do in a divorce?
