by Staff, posted Monday, February 13, 2006 (18 years ago)
"Americans believe that gays and lesbians have a right to live as they choose, but they don't have a right to redefine marriage for our entire society." |
Matt Daniels, president of the Alliance for Marriage |
WASHINGTON (BP)--Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Feb. 10 that he would bring the Marriage Protection Amendment to the floor for debate the week of June 5.
The amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 1, would protect the traditional definition of marriage by preventing federal and state courts from legalizing "gay marriage." It currently has 29 sponsors.
"When America's values are under attack, we need to act," Frist, R.-Tenn., speaking to the Conservative Political Action Conference, said, according to The Washington Post. Read More