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PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES SUPPORT OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT to ban Same Sex marriages RS20/ X83/ Slugged: 1040 WH STIX X83 STIX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cue in~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10:41:11 eight years ago congress passed and president Clinton signed the 10:41:21 purposes of federal law as a legal union between one man and one woman 10:41:37 by a vote of.and the senate by a vote of 85-14 10:41:50 marriage laws in thirty eight expressing 10:42:01 recent months however some activist judges and local officials have made an active attempt 10:42:19 have indicated they will order the issuance of marriage licenses to applicants of the same sex in may 10:42:38 thousands of marriage licenses to people of the same 10:42:49 clearly defines marriage as the union of a man and women.by the voters of California 10:43:02 a county in New Mexico has also.and unless action is taken we can expect more arbitrary 10:43:20 all of which adds to uncertainty after more than two centuries 10:43:36 are presuming to change the most fundamental institution of civilization 10:43:47 on an issue that requires clarity on a matter of such.the voice of the people must be heard 10:44:03 have left the people with one recourse, if we are to prevent the meaning of marriage to be changed 10:44:16 constitutional amendment to protect marriage 10:44:26 in a single state or city could have serious consequences throughout the country 10:44:39 to the public acts and records and judicial proceedings 10:44:50 will claim that this requires all states and cities.congress attempted to address this problem in the defensive marriage act 10:45:12 will vigorously defend this act of congress 10:45:21 will not itself be struck down by activist courts.recognize any state that judges in 10:45:38 further more even if the defensive marriage act is upheld 10:45:50 requires a constitutional amendment 10:46:09 of national.the union of a man and woman 10:46:19 honored and encouraged in all.and by every religious faith 10:46:31 that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another 10:46:41 in the stability of society, marriage cannot be severed 10:46:52 without weakening the good influence of society 10:47:02 today I call upon the congress to promptly pass. an amendment to our constitution 10:47:16 as husband and wife. The amendment should fully protect marriage 10:47:32 which limits the role of government and lives of our citizens 10:47:43 the redefinition of one of our most basic social institutions 10:47:54 and protect the institution of marriage.we should also conduct this debate 10:48:10 without bitterness or anger. In all that lies ahead.with kindness and good will and decency 10:48:27 walk out ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~cue out~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~