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upon the
C o n gress
to prompt-
ly pass, and
to send to the states for ratifi- WlC M fY \ ( M ' f,
cation, an amendment to our
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Constitution defining and ^
protecting marriage as a
union of man and woman as
husband and wife,” President
Bush told a White House
j press briefing Feb. 24.
He blamed “activist
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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.”