'Propagation Of Our Species': SC GOP Senators Move To Ban Gay Marriage In US Constitution

[KamaAina]

http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/davidbadash/south_carolina_republicans_ban_same_sex_marriage_in_us_constitution

A South Carolina Senate subcommittee today passed a resolution to add an amendment – not to their own state's constitution – but to the U.S. Constitution, that would ban same-sex marriage. The measure was passed onto the Senate Judiciary committee, where it would likely pass as well.

The resolution, S 0031, charges that "opponents of the traditional, sacred definition of marriage as union of a man and woman have gone to court to force their contrary view upon the majority of Americans." It posits that "marriage has long been defined by relationships between men and women. The tradition is measured in millennia, not centuries or decades," and "marriage being defined as a union between a man and a woman has, until recently, been adopted by all governments and every major religion in the world."

It could also effectively nullify current same-sex marriages if licensed by states that choose to later ban them....

“It has to do with the propagation of our species,” Grooms said today, according to The Post and Courier. “It is what is in the best interest of our species. Now we’re told through a federal judge that now we have to change that. It throws out of kilter all of our laws that have been based on the foundation of a man and a woman (being married).”

edit: Mom and Republican Stepdad were in their 60s when they married. So much for "propagation of our species".

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

1. Stunning ignorance

[Initech]

2. They are on the losing end of this argument.

There's no way in hell that a freedom restricting amendment will pass 2/3 of both houses and 2/3 of the states. Good luck with that.

[SteveG]

3. 2/3rds of both houses and 3/4th's of the States needed to ratify nt

nt

[PowerToThePeople]

4. Our planet needs less "propagation of our species." n/t