Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker says he's hoping to further re-ignite the national debate over same-sex "marriage" by introducing a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Senator Wicker's bill is the companion to House legislation sponsored by conservative Congressman Paul Broun (R-Georgia). Wicker says although he is under no illusions that Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) will bring the legislation forward this year for passage, it is important to draw attention to the issue. "Frankly, the American people are so overwhelmingly in support of a constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage that I think it draws a clear distinction in an election year between two basic worldviews," says Wicker. "And I think it's an appropriate thing to introduce, if for no other reason than to have a national debate." Wicker also shares his hope of bringing further attention to the growing problem of judicial activism by sponsoring the constitutional amendment. The Republican lawmaker says he cannot remember a time when the problem of judges legislating from the bench has been so rampant. "This concept that constitutions are living, breathing documents which change as popular sentiment changes over time -- that's not my interpretation of the Constitution," he remarks. The Mississippi Republican says he hopes to persuade one of his fellow Senate members, GOP presidential nominee John McCain, to have a change of heart and back the marriage amendment. Wicker says he has already sent McCain a "Dear Colleague" letter regarding the bill. The presidential hopeful has gone on record supporting protection of traditional marriage at the state level, but not at the federal level. Wicker also notes that in response to the 2004 homosexual wedding bonanza in San Francisco and the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, 19 states have passed laws and 26 states have amended their constitution to protect traditional marriage.
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