House GOPer introduces constitutional ban on same-sex marriage

[DonViejo]

Rep. Tim Huelskamp's amendment will fail, but it did pick up 28 co-sponsors

BY JILLIAN RAYFIELD

In response to the Supreme Court’s decision on the Defense of Marriage Act, conservative Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., has introduced a measure that would amend the Constitution so that it defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

The bill, called the Federal Marriage Amendment, is quite short:

Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution, nor the constitution of any State, shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.

Last week, the Supreme Court held that Section 3 of DOMA, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman for the purposes of receiving federal benefits, is unconstitutional.

Though there’s no chance that Huelskamp’s legislation will become law, 28 Republicans have signed on as co-sponsors to it, mostly unsurprising conservatives like Paul Broun, Ga., Trent Franks, Ariz., Louie Gohmert, Texas, Ralph Hall, Texas, Jim Jordan, Ohio, and Steve Stockman, Texas.

full article
http://www.salon.com/2013/07/01/house_goper_introduces_constitutional_ban_on_same_sex_marriage/

[davidpdx]

1. No, it won't

But it may pass the House and will serve it's purpose to rile their base which is the purpose.

[jeffrey_pdx]

2. Another waste of time.

Pass some bill that has no chance of becoming law. But we did something!

[davidpdx]

5. Yep

The GOP screws us every chance they get.

Welcome to DU!

[sakabatou]

13. Yup

[jeffrey_pdx]

3. Great nick btw.

[davidpdx]

4. Thanks

I miss Portland. I've been watching Portlandia and loving it, but it may be another year before I make back.

[Hosnon]

15. Outdated playbook, though.

Thousands of 16 and 17 year olds will turn 18 by November 2014, and they overwhelmingly reject this kind of thing.

While it may rile up their base a bit, the gay marriage issue is now a net negative for the GOP.

[Wabbajack_]

17. It will get a majority in the house but not

But not close to 2/3s.

They've lost this issue so let them whine. Hahaha.

[lunatica]

6. Tim Huelskamp is an Idiot

But I say go for it! Scream it louder man.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Getting tired of voting on "Obamacare?"

[Proud Liberal Dem]

8. LOL

Yeah, and they got sick of voting on Jobs bills immediately after the 2010 election. Can't worry about jobs when there are religious right-wing nut jobs to pacify! Our governor (Mike Pence) responded to the rulings last week by making clear that we've got to finish passing an anti-gay marriage ban into our state constitution next session as well. They've got to make it crystal clear that they just hate "teh gays"! BTW what is the position on this by GOProud and and Log Cabin Republicans on this initiative?

[brooklynite]

9. Talk about misguided....

He's wasting valuable time that could be spent repealing ObamaCare.

[Sunlei]

10. GOP love to show their voter base how prejudiced they remain against some Americans

[Arkana]

11. From the "Who Gives A Flying Fuck" Department of the news, apparently.

Huelskamp's a sideshow. He'll bluster about this just long enough for everyone to forget it happened, then he'll slip back into silence.

[savalez]

12. That department's web cam:

[JM42]

14. Don't they have anything better to do? Well, like fixing the economy for example.

[geek tragedy]

16. I hope it gets a full floor vote. That way they can show Latinos that they hate

them by not allowing immigration reform and GLBT folks that, yes, they still really do hate them as well.