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Federal Repeal of the Constitutional Right to Self Govern

By: patriot63 (Diary)  |  May 31st, 2012 at 01:32 PM  | 

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After “judicial activism” was used making it possible for a judge to usurp authority over any state’s sovereignty to force recognition of same sex marriage thirty-two states responded by exercising the constitutional Right to” Self-Govern”and amended state constitutions to recognize marriage as the union between one man and one woman.  As a result, The Defense Of Marriage Act(DOMA) was introduced and approved by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress (342-67 in the House,85-14 in the Senate)and signed into law by Pres. Clinton in 1996 to protect the states’ right to self-govern on the issue. 

Pres. Clinton has since acknowledged that he signed(DOMA)to prevent the U.S. Congress from Amending the U.S. Constitution to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman and thereby remove any possibility of repeal and possible development of national recognition of same sex marriage altogether.

Approximately forty-four states have resolved the same sex marriage issue at the state level, but because of the continuing difference of opinion between U.S. Congress and the States in whether same sex marriage is a civil right and no clear course to advance the same sex marriage agenda at the state level, the U.S. Senate has recently endeavored to usurp authority over the States’constitutional right to self-govern by repealing the Defense of Marriage Act in its’ entirety and return to its’ original attempt of “Judicial Activism” to federally mandate every state recognize same sex marriage on a national level.

Again,(DOMA)’s purpose is to “protect” the States’ right to self govern from such socialist tyranny and the danger in repealing the (DOMA) is that it sets a Government precedent which can be used again and again to usurp federal authority over the States and force all states to adhere to government control and ideology.

Mar.3, 2011, Rep. Paul Broun introduced H.J. Res.45 as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution ensure the States’ constitutional right to self-govern on the issue. This legislation was referred to the House Judicial Committee where it remains awaiting further action…

The quest to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act(DOMA) was revealed by U.S. Senate in November 2011.

Below is an excerpt on the issue released by the Family Research Council November, 2011.

“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2011 CONTACT: J.P. Duffy or Darin Miller, (866) FRC-NEWS or (866) 372-6397 Senate Judiciary Committee DOMA Vote Shows Disrespect for Marriage and Voters WASHINGTON, D.C. – Family Research Council criticized the Senate Judiciary Committee today for its vote to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The Defense of Marriage Act was approved in 1996 by overwhelming bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress (342-67 in the House, 85-14 in the Senate) and signed into law by President Clinton. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins made the following comments: “Today’s vote disrespects Americans across the country who want to protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman – and have done as much in the 31 states who have passed statewide referenda in favor of marriage. It will also require Americans in every state to subsidize homosexual couples by using tax dollars to provide them with federal benefits.” ”

With your collective involvement we can insure the people’s right to self-govern on all social issues. 

Please contact both your Senate and House Congressional Representative and encourage them to support (H.J. Res.45) and the Defense of Marriage Act to protect the people’s Constitutional Right to Self-Govern.

Below is a list of the Representatives that serve on the House Judicial Committee. Please contact them and encourage them to support the Defense of Marriage Act and send, legislation H.J. 45., to the House floor for a vote.

 House of Representatives Judicial Committee directory contact information.

ARIZONA

Congressman Trent Franks R-Arizona 2nd dist. Email: http://www.franks.house.gov/contacts/new Washington Contact: 202-225-4576 Fax. 202-225-6328

Congressman Ben Quayle R-Arizona 3rd dist. Email: https://quayleforms.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=58 Washington Contact: 202-225-3361 Fax:202-225-3462

ARKANSAS

Congressman Tim Griffin R-Ark. 2nd dist. Email: https://griffin.house.gov/contact-me/email-me Washington Contact: 202-225-2506 Fax. 202-225-5903

 

 California

Congressman Dan Lungren R-CA. 3rd dist. Email. http:lungrenforms.house.gov/contact-us1 Washington contact: 202-225-5716 Fax. 202-226-1298

Congresswoman Zoe Lufgen D-CA 16th Dist. https://forms.house.gov/lofgren/webforms/contactzipauth.html Washington Contact: 202-225-3072

Congressman Elton Gallegly R-CA. 24th dist. http://forms.house.gov/write/gallegly/email-me.shtml Phone: (202) 225-5811; FAX: (202) 225-1100

Congressman Howard L. Berman D-CA. 28th dist. Email. http://house.gov/berman/contact/index.shtml Washington contact: 202-225-4695 Fax. 202-225-3196

Congresswoman Judy Chu D-CA. 32nd dist. http://chu.house.gov/connect-with-me/email-judy Washington Contact: 202-225-5464

Congresswoman Maxine Waters D-CA. 35th dist. https://watersforms.house.gov/Contact/ContactForm.htm Washington contact: 202-225-2201 Fax. 202-225-7854

Congresswoman Linda Sanchez D-CA. 39th dist. https://forms.house.gov/lindasanchez/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Washington contact: 202-225-6676 Fax. 202-226-1012 Congressman Darrell Issa D-CA. 49th dist. http://issa.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597&Itemid=73 Washington contact: 202-225-3906 Fax. 202-225-3303

COLORADO

Congressman Jared Polis D-Colorado 2nd dist. https://polisforms.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep/default.aspx Washington contact; 202-225-2161 Fax: 202-226-7840

FLORIDA Congressman Dennis Ross R-Fl. 12th dist. Email: http://dennisross.house.gov/Contact Washington Contact: 202-225-1252 Fax: 202-226-0585

Congressman Ted Deutch D-Fl. 19th dist. https://deutchforms.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep/default.aspx Washington contact: 202-225-3001 Fax. 202-225-5974

Congresswoman Sandy Adams R-Fl. 24th dist. Email:https://sandyadamsforms.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep/default.aspx Washington Contact: 202-225-2706 Fax: 202-226-6299

GEORGIA

Congressman Hank Johnson D-GA. 4th dist. https://hankjohnsonforms.house.gov/contact-form.shtml Washington Contact: 202-225-1605 Fax. 202-226-0691

ILLINOIS

 Congressman , Mike Quigley D-ILL. 5th dist. https://forms.house.gov/quigley/webforms/issue_subscribe.htm Washington Contact: 202-225-4061 Fax. 202-225-5603

INDIANA

Congressman Mike Pence R-IN. 6th dist. https://forms.house.gov/pence/IMA/webforms/contact_form.htm Washington contact: 202-225-3021 Fax. 202-225-3382

IOWA

 Congressman Steve King R-Iowa 5th dist. https://forms.house.gov/king/webforms/issue_subscribe.html Washington Contact: 202-225-4426 Fax. 202-225-3193

 Michigan

Congressman John Conyers Jr., Ranking Member, D-Micighan 14th dist. http://conyers.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.OnlineContactForm Washington contact : 202-225-5126 Fax: 202-225-0072

NEVADA

 Congressman Mark Amodei R-Nevada 2nd dist. Email: https://amodeiforms.house.gov/contact-us Washington contact: 202-225-6155 New York

Congressman Jerrold Nadler D-New York, 8th dist. Email: http://jrroldnadler.house.gov/forms/WriteYourRep/default.aspx Washington contact: 202-225-5635

North Carolina

Congressman Howard Coble R-North Carolina 6th dist. Email: http://coble.house.gov/contact/zipcheck.htm Washington contact: 202-225-3065 Fax: 202-225-8611

Congressman Mel Watt D-North Carolina 12th dist. Email. http:forms.house.gov/watt/webforms/zipauthen_contact.shtml Washington contact: 202-225-1510 Fax. 202-225-1512

SOUTH CAROLINA Congressman Trey Gowdy R-South Carolina 4th dist. http://gowdy.house.gov/Contact Washington contact: 202-225-6030 Fax: 202-226-1177

OHIO

Congressman Steve Chabot R-Ohio 1st dist. Email. http://chabotforms.house.gov/email.-me Washington contact: 202-225-2216 Fax. 202-225-3012

Congressman Jim Jordan R-Ohio 4th dist. http://jordan.house.gov/Contact Washington Contact: 202-225-2676 Fax. 202-226-0577

PENNSYVALANIA

Congressman Tom Marino R-Penn. 19th dist. Email: https://marino.house.gov/contact-me/email-me Washington contact: 202-225-3731 Fax: 202-225-9994

PUERTO RICO

Resident Commissoner Pierluisi D-Puerto Rico http://pierluisi.house.gov/english/contact-us.html Washington Contact: 202-225-2615 Fax. 202-225-2154

TENN

Congressman Steve Cohen D-TN 9th dist. https://cohenforms.house.gov/Forms/WriteYourRep Washington contact: 202-225-3265 Fax. 202-225-5663

Texas

Congressman Louie Gohmert R-Texas 1st dist. Email: http://gohmert.house.gov/Contact Washington contact: 202-225-3035 Fax. 202-226-1230 Toll free: 866-535-6302

Congressman Ted Poe R-Texas 2nd dist. http://poe.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4280&Itemid=144 Washington contact: 202-225-6565 Fax. 202-225-5547 Toll free. 866-425-6565

Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson Lee D-Texas 18th dist. http://jacksonlee.house.gov/Contact Washington contact: 202-225-3816 Fax. 202-225-3317

 Congressman Larmar Smith, Chairman, R-Tex 21 st dist http://lamarsmith.house.gov/Contact Washington contact: 202-225-4236 ,202-225-8628 fax UTAH Congressman Jason Chaffetz R-Utah 3rd dist. Email. https://chaffetz.house.gov/contact-me/email-me Washington contact: 202-225-7751 Fax: 202-225-5629

VAGINIA Congressman Bobby Scott D-Virginia 3rd dist. Email. http://forms.house.gov/bobbyscott/webforms/issu¬e_subscribe.htm Washington contact: 202-225-8351 Fax. 202-225-8354

Congressman Randy J. Forbes R-VA 4th dist. http://forbes.house.gov/Contact/ZipAuth.htm Washington contact: 202-225-6365 Fax. 202-226-1170

Congressman Bob Goodlatte R-VA. 6th dist. Email. http://goodlatte.house.gov/contacts/new Washington contact: 202-225-5431 Fax: 202-225-9681

Wisconsin

Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wisconsin 5th dist. Email. http://sensenbrenner.house.gov/contact/email.htm Washington contact: 202-225-5101 Fax. 202-225-3190

 

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  • zachv

    To those that don’t know: the MA Appeals court ruled DOMA unconstitutional today, which makes it the eight time (?) by my count to have had that ruling come across.

    The problem is that the six soon to be nine states that issue marriage certificates to same-sex couples don’t make a distinction between opposite and same-sex couples. All of these opposite and same-sex couple literally have the exact same marriage license but DOMA still does not allow same-sex couples to have federal benefits like joint tax filing, spousal immigration rights or SS benefits.

    It simply is impossible to argue that DOMA is not a violation of equality under the law when all couples are presenting to you the exact same certificate. By the time the Supremes take this up they’ll have to use a backhoe to dig themselves out of the set under-court precedent.

  • trimulchio

    on Family Law issues. How do we choose to make a “Federal Case” out of this WITHOUT equal protection issues?

  • sulmak

    1. Equality under the law is not guaranteed by the constitution or the 14th amend for federal law, and DOMA is federal law.

    2. Even if it was, you have the following situation

    a. A federal law prevents recognition of marriage to same sex couples

    b. A state marriage license grants marriage to SSC’s

    there are two possible interpretations

    I. Only the licenses held by SSC’s are invalid under the law

    II. All licenses that can be granted to SSC’s are invalid under the law, including those granted to straight couples that could also be granted to SSC’s.

    even if (I) is invalidated, (II) still stands.

    3.There is no reason that a gay person still can’t marry someone of the opposite sex for tax/benefit purposes, so they are still equal under the law to straight people anyway.