Marriage Protection Amendment

MARRIAGE PROTECTION AMENDMENT -- (House of Representatives - September 30, 2004)

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 801, proceedings will now resume on the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to marriage.

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Mrs. CUBIN. Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today on behalf of the over 100,000 married couples in Wyoming in defense of traditional marriage. I do not judge those who have chosen a different life-style than I have chosen, but marriage is an institution cherished by the American people, as shown by the 44 States that have enacted laws defining marriage as between a man and a woman. This same institution is now under attack in our courtrooms, an assault we can defend only by passing the Marriage Protection Amendment.

In the marriage debate, we have a case of political correctness going too far and costing too much. As we all work to be an inclusive society, we simply cannot forget the time-honored family values, the bedrock of our culture that have made America what it is today. These are the values that gave the early homesteaders in Wyoming the strength to brave the vast plains and the harsh winters. And these same values help today's families face newfound challenges in a modern society.

Tradition gives our children roots, a base of strength from which to operate when facing politically correct pressures to abandon their values, whether it be God, their country, or, yes, even marriage.

We know in our hearts what is right. We know logically and we know personally that marriage is a union between a man and a woman, and we need to protect the traditional family structure.

Mr. Speaker, I ask everyone's support in favor of the Marriage Protection Amendment.

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