On November 9th, 2011 the Senate Judiciary Committee passed S.598 "Respect for Marriage Act". While that sounds like a great bill, what could be better than respect for marriage, it is not. Basically the bill is designed to repeal the "Defense of Marriage Act" or DOMA as it is commonly referred to. DOMA defines marriage federally as between one man and one woman.

If S.598 is passed then any marriage that is legal in one state or territory of the United States would then become a legal marriage everywhere. Regardless of how the people of that State feel about it. This is a back door approach to getting homosexual marriage legalized in all states and territories at once. Homosexual activists know that this is their only shot at getting homosexual marriage legalized. Voters have denied homosexual marriage every single time it has been brought up for a vote. The six states that currently allow homosexual marriage had it forced upon them by "judicial legislation" with the exception of New York whose governor signed a law that was passed through in an illegal way (the law is currently being challenged in court).

This bill is worded and being pushed as a state-rights issue. In fact, it is the exact opposite. The 31 states that have voted overwhelmingly to amend their state constitutions to define marriage as the union of a man and a woman will immediately, upon signing of this bill, have homosexual marriage forced upon them.

While there is little chance that either, S.598 or the house version of the bill H.R.1116, will pass this is still an important moment in this process. President Barack Obama has already stated that he will refuse to do his constitutionally mandated duty and defend DOMA in court. He has told the Justice Department to stop defending the law against the litigation aimed at weakening marriage:

Furthermore, pursuant to the President's instructions, and upon further notification to Congress, I will instruct Department attorneys to advise courts in other pending DOMA litigation of the President's and my conclusions that a heightened standard should apply, that Section 3 is unconstitutional under that standard and that the Department will cease defense of Section 3. – Eric Holder, Attorney General

You can read the text of the bills by clicking the buttons below.

S.598		H.R.1116

It is important that you let your Senators know what you think of this bill. I can assure you that homosexual activists are all letting their senators know how they feel about it. It is time that we stop being the "silent majority" and start speaking up. Below you can click on the pictures of the two senators from Arizona and you will be taken to a contact form where you can send a message directly to them.

Contact Jon Kyl	Contact John McCain

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