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July 22, 2004 Family Research Council Rant |
DNC Delegates Favor Same-Sex 'Marriage' 2-to-1
The Associated Press has released a poll of the Democratic convention
delegates who will represent that Party at its convention in Boston next
week. The poll found that by an astonishing 2-to-1 margin, DNC delegates
favor same-sex "marriage." Compare that to a Pew Research poll released
yesterday finding that Americans oppose homosexual "marriage" 67 to 32
percent, and you see just how far out of the mainstream the DNC's delegates
truly are. It will be interesting to see how the marriage issue is addressed
at the DNC's convention, especially given that both Sen. John Kerry (D-MA)
and his running mate Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) have said they oppose same-sex
"marriage" (it should still be noted that Kerry was one of only 14 Senators
who voted against the Defense of Marriage Act back in 1996).
Further, the DNC has said that its delegates are comprised of a "historic"
number of homosexuals, and within the delegate contingency from Kerry's home
state of Massachusetts support for same-sex "marriage" is at 80 percent! The
truth is, if Kerry and Edwards supported traditional marriage they would
both use their power as U.S. Senators to vote for the only tool we have to
fully protect marriage - an amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining
marriage as one man, one woman. Instead, both Kerry and Edwards opposed the
amendment. How can you be a supporter of traditional marriage while at the
same time oppose the only measure that will protect it? Perhaps we'll find
out during Kerry's address at the DNC convention next week.
Judge Strikes Down Idaho's Parental Consent Law
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has done it again. The court that struck
"Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance has now decided that Idaho's law
requiring parental consent before a minor obtains an abortion is
unconstitutional. The court said that the law did not have an adequate
exception, which would allow some minor girls to bypass the consent
requirement. What that really means is that the court wants the law to have
a gaping loophole that would devoid it of its intent - to prevent young
teenage girls from having abortions without their parent's knowledge.
Forty-four states have passed parental consent laws (though only 24 are in
effect, thanks to various legal challenges), and recent polls have found
that more than 70 percent of Americans support such measures. It is common
sense that teen girls shouldn't be pressured into having an abortion by
Planned Parenthood saleswomen, leaving their parents to find out only after
the fact, if at all. Hopefully the Supreme Court will keep up its tradition
of overturning the Ninth Circuit's ridiculous rulings and send a clear
message that when it comes to teens and abortion, parents have a right to
know.
FRC to Join Pro-Family State Legislators in Seattle
While the U.S. Senate may believe they've laid the marriage issue to rest
for the session, it is alive and well in the states. Today, at the National
Conference of State Legislatures annual conference in Salt Lake City,
legislators from around the country will hear about state and federal
efforts to protect marriage. A collection of experts on both sides of the
issue will be present.
FRC is honored to be sponsoring a similar panel discussion at the American
Legislative Exchange Council conference next week in Seattle. This gathering
of limited government, free market state legislators will have the
opportunity to hear the arguments both for and against a constitutional
amendment defining marriage. State Senator Michele Bachmann, of Minnesota,
and former Congressman Bob Barr from Georgia, will join me on the panel on
July 28.
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