July 23, 2015
Column #1,769
How a Marriage Champion Can Win the Presidency
By Mike McManus
Chief Justice John Roberts called the Court's 5-4 decision to force all
states to offer same-sex marriage "illegitimate" in a rare dissent he read from
the bench. "Those who founded our country would not recognize the majority's
conception of the judicial role. They after all risked their lives and fortunes
for the precious right to govern themselves."
Yet 50 million people who voted for limiting marriage to the union of one man
and one woman – had their ballots overturned by unelected judges. Some 33 state
constitutional amendments were erased, while only three states voted for
same-sex marriages.
What can be done? Brian Brown, President of the National Organization for
Marriage, urged the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa to affirm that marriage can
only be the union of a man and woman, and to reject the Court's "illegitimate
decision." He also said, "We need a champion for marriage as President of the
United States" who can appoint justices who can overturn the decision. "There
will be another case before the Supreme Court."
"We also need to support an amendment to the Constitution to overturn this
decision. It may take five years or 40 years."
Five of the Republican Presidential candidates spoke at the Forum on the issue.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker asserted, "I was frustrated that five unelected
jurists overturned state constitutional amendments. I support a U.S.
Constitutional Amendment," sparking applause.
Former Sen. Rick Santorum pledged he would "make saving the institution of
traditional marriage my No. 1 priority if elected President. Instead of spending
our bully pulpit time on global warming, we will spend it on trying to nurture
children and raising healthy and happy families."
He said "Schools need to talk to students about the importance of marriage and
the responsibility of fatherhood. We have to stop the federal government from
breaking up families, whether it is welfare laws or our tax code. That will be a
high priority for me as President. Two-parent families fare much better
economically than single parent households."
For example, he noted that in Wisconsin a woman with two children earning
$15,000 is eligible for $38,500 of government benefits. But if she marries, she
"loses them all. The Federal Government is the single largest impediment" to the
mother marrying the father.
"We have to stop the Federal Government from breaking up families," Santorum
argued passionately to enthusiastic applause.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal asserted, "Marriage is a union or a man and a woman.
The next President will appoint one to four Justices." He noted Republican
Presidents have not always nominated conservatives, who will apply the
Constitution, such as Justice Kennedy appointed by Reagan, who wrote the
same-sex marriage decision with four liberals.
"The Supreme Court is clearly wrong that they can change what God instituted
with marriage." Therefore he argued for a "Constitutional Amendment limiting
marriage to unions of one man and one woman."
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry noted the next President could pick as many as
three U.S. Supreme Court Justices and he vowed to appoint jurists who have solid
conservative credentials. He too noted that Republicans haven't done a very good
job in putting justices on the nation's highest court. In his 10 years as
governor, he named six of the nine justices on the state Supreme Court, all of
whom are credentialed conservatives.
"I don't think we can take any chances of having individuals put on our Supreme
Court without them having a clear understanding of their constitutional roles as
justices. It is not for them to legislate. It is for them to be a judge," Perry
argued, sparking applause.
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee charged that Obama "was not being honest with
the American people in 2008" when he said marriage was between a man and a
woman. "That was not a conviction of his." He said one of three things happened.
Obama wasn't being truthful in 2008. "He's not being truthful now, or the Bible
got re-written and he's the only one who got the new version."
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said that while he "disagrees with the Supreme Court's
same-sex marriage ruling we must abide by that decision for the time being.
However, the next President would have the power to bring in justices who would
protect Americans that support traditional marriage going forward."
While Rubio's stance was relatively weak, both he and Gov. Walker would beat
Clinton in Iowa by 8 percent, if an election were held this week.
A Republican champion for traditional marriage can defeat Clinton over her
support of same-sex marriage.
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