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White House Studies Ways to Prevent US Gay Marriages
(Scott Stearns, White House, 31 Jul 2003)
White House lawyers are studying ways to prevent homosexual or lesbian marriage in the United States. Some Republican lawmakers are calling for a constitutional amendment to prevent same-sex marriages. . . . In a Rose Garden news conference Wednesday, President Bush said he will not compromise his belief that only men and women should marry. . . . "I believe in the sanctity of marriage," he said. "I believe a marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or the other, and we got lawyers looking at the best way to do that." . . . Currently, only Vermont recognizes same-sex marriage as a "civil union" eligible for benefits similar to opposite-sex marriage, but only in that state. . . . June's Supreme Court decision against a Texas sodomy law has renewed calls for a constitutional amendment outlawing gay marriage, with religious conservatives warning that the ruling paves the way for more states to recognize such unions. . . . Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says a consitutional amendment may be necessary if courts require other states to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. . . . Mr. Bush appeared to address some of his more conservative supporters Wednesday, referring to the biblical Sermon on the Mount . . . "I am mindful that we are all sinners" [Comment: Bush obviously thinks that gays and lesbians are "sinners."] . . . Public opinion polls show just over half of all Americans oppose gay marriage with a CBS/New York Times poll released Thursday reporting that 55 percent oppose gay marriage and 40 percent support it.

posted by LoZo 12:40 PM