Issue Position: Marriage

Issue Position

Issue Position: Marriage

Marriage is the foundational building block of American society. It is central to promoting bedrock traditional values and raising children in a healthy environment. And even though states like Arizona have passed "Defense of Marriage" laws, rulings by liberal judges in various parts of the country are making those laws inadequate to protect traditional marriage. Americans who are not married but would like to make sure someone can make health care decisions for them in crisis, or inherit their property or any one of dozens of other things that are held up as arguments against marriage amendments can be handled through legal contracts today. It is not necessary to undermine marriage in all of America to take care of those needs. It is for this reason that I support an amendment to the U.S. Constitution declaring that marriage in the United States shall consist solely of the union of a man and a woman.

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