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He blamed “activist l judges and local officials | who] have made an ag gressive attempt to redefine marriage,” citing recent developments in M assa chusetts and San Francisco. “Decisive and democratic action is needed because Queers gather Feb. 24 in West Hollywood following President attempts to redefine mar Bush’s announcement that he supports amending the U .S. riage in a single state or city Constitution to ban same-sex marriage could have serious conse quences throughout the country. ilies and an attack on our sacred Constitution," “Marriage cannot be severed from its cultur said Patrick Guerriero, executive director of Log al, religious and natural roots without weaken Cabin Republicans. They are “more determined ing the gtxxJ influence of society," Bush asserted. than ever to fight the anti-family constitutional “The voice of the people must be heard.” amendment with all of our resources." Bush did not endorse the Federal Marriage Log Cabin’s executive board decides endorse Amendment that already had been introduced ments for the organization. It declined to endorse in both houses of Congress, or any specific lan re-election of President George Bush in 1992, guage for the amendment. and history may well repeat itself. Spokesman Social conservatives who had been proph Mark Mead said that he is not a single-issue voter esying the president’s endorsement of the but that this makes it “difficult" for him to vote amendment for weeks were ecstatic. But many for Bush. Part of his decision might depend on the other options on the ballot. traditional conservatives have expressed their disdain for tinkering with the Constitution for “To use the Constitution to discriminate social purposes. against our families is un-American, shameful The leading Democratic candidate for presi and divisive," said Cheryl Jacques, Human dent, U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, has Rights Campaign president. “Americans expressed his opposition to such an amendment. remember the president’s promise to be a uniter, Many observers believe the amendment may not a divider. Today the president has broken be able to muster the two-thirds vote in the that promise.” House that is required for passage, but prospects Evan Wolfson, Freedom to Marry executive seem much more difficult in the Senate. Should director, said: “Sugarcoating his discriminatory it pass those hurdles, an amendment must be stand by calling for dialogue turns accepted ratified by 38 states before it can take effect. notions of debate on their head. The pretense of Queers and their supporters were outraged by encouraging a national conversation about civil Bush’s announcement. rights— while at the very same time taking action “Log Cabin considers support for this amend to shut down the discussion with a constitutional ment a declaration of war on gay and lesbian fam- amendment— is simply unprecedented.”
