Un-elected activist judges and elected politicians continue to ignore the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) that has been passed by the legislatures in 37 states that defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman. The Massachusetts Supreme Court on November 17,2003 ruled 4-3 that homosexual couples have a constitutional â??rightâ? to marry- a “right” never recognized before in over 200 years since the Mass Constitution was drafted. Homosexual couples would have strong legal ground to go to any of the 13 states and District of Columbia that do not have DOMA to demand legal recognition of their â??marriage.â? The â??full faith and creditâ? clause of the Constitution requires states to recognize a compact made in another state if it does not conflict with their own laws. And in the 37 other states that have passed DOMA laws, homosexual couples could make the argument that these states would have to recognize their â??marriagesâ? under the â??equal protectionâ? clause of the U.S. Constitution.
A Federal DOMA (FMA) is the only viable way to ensure that activist courts and local officials respect the law. Because activist courts like the one in Massachusetts as well as local officials such as San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsome have flouted state marriage laws, a Federal Marriage Amendment (H.J. Res. 56) has been introduced into the House of Representatives and already has 96 co-sponsors and will be voted on in the Senate this week. The Amendment states: â??Marriage in the United States shall consist only of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this constitution or the constitution of any state, nor state or federal law shall be construed to require that marital status or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon unmarried couples or groups.â? States’ rights must be respected and recognized. However, when the laws of the individual states are routinely ignored and over-ridden by activist state courts who rule from the bench thereby usurping legislative authority of “the people,” the federal government is left with no other choice than to amend the Constitution of the United States. Such an amendment process is entirely constitutional and not as critics claim “anti-federalistic.”
Homosexual proponents of gay marriage want it both ways. It is ironic that the same people on the left who claim that homosexual marriage is a â??stateâ??s rights issueâ? are the same people that also claim that homosexual marriage is a â??civil rightâ? that no group of voters from any individual state can restrict. On one hand they claim that homosexual marriage is a statesâ?? rights issue while simultaneously asserting that it is a federal â??civil-rightsâ? issue protected by the (federal) U.S. Constitution. These same people assert that Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion nationwide was a womanâ??s constitutionally protected â??right of privacyâ? which no individual state could in any way restrict.
The bottom line is that, on the great contemporary social/moral issues it is the citizenry and their elected representatives who make the laws that govern the legal institution of marriage not uneliected appointed judges. When these same judges unilateraly violate the legally proscribed legislative process by over-riding the “will of the people” our elected federal representatives have every right to amend the federal constitution especially on as important an issue as the definition of marriage which is under direct assault by a diminutive minority.
Pass the FMA. Amend our constitution and protect marriage between one man and one women.
What an exciting 2 hours we have lined up for Sunday evening. Here is the incredible line up,
8pm EST: Victor Davis Hanson, one of America’s great foreign policy columnists. A frequent contributor to National Review, he is also a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a Professor Emeritus at California University, Fresno, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services.
The issues: The Bush Doctrine, the war on terror and the political situation in the Middle East.
9pm EST: Matt from Blackfive joins us as he does every week at this time for Someone You Should Know, our weekly collaboration to bring the inspirational, true stories of the men and women that are fighting for us around the world to the radio.
9:20 EST: Bill Roggio of Counterterrorism Blog, who is currently reporting as an independent citizen journalist in Afghanistan, will be joining us live from either Kandahar or Kabul. Afghanistan has been in the news a lot lately, with breathless MSM reports about the resurgence of the Taliban. We’ll hear from someone we trust far more than the agenda driven herd.
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If you read Michael Yon’s blog anytime in 2005, when he was embedded with the troops in Mosul, then you remember the stories of Walter Gaya.
We had the honor of speaking with Walter during our 2005 Christmas Salute to the Troops. and Their Families
A Piece Of Cake
A story of Combat, Cakes, and Love
Running a bakery is time consuming. In the beginning, Walt�??s schedule was staggering. He woke up and arrived at the Corina Bakery at about 3:45 a.m., and prepared for Jessica to open while she took care of the kids. By 6:00 a.m., Walt was at the Army on Fort Lewis doing physical training, and when he left Army duty at about 4 p.m., he worked at the Bakery until about 6 p.m., when he�??d be off to college photography classes in pursuit of his dream: to become a photojournalist.
I asked Walt about all these transitions�?? from immigrant to American, from soldier to baker, from rolling out into combat, to tucking the kids in and reading bedtime stories. He replied:
Readjustment to everyday life has not happened yet. I managed to keep myself busy mentally from the moment I got back. I started the business with Jess and maintained myself constantly occupied and have more plans ahead. Maybe sometime down the road I will go somewhere and truly decompress and reflect on what transpired in my life this past year, until then there is no rest for the wicked.
One thing is certain: the Gaya�??s know that dreams are more likely to thrive when a family is willing to work hard, and to work smart.
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Citizen journalism doesn’t get better than this: Bill Roggio reports from Afghanistan
I spoke to several aid workers, contractors and Afghanis about the violence, and their conclusion was the demonstrations were organized, and the traffic accident was merely a catalyst. While there is frustration with driving habits of Western contractors and the military (particularly with the aggressive driving of some security company employees), the subsequent violence was primarily directed at the Karzai administration The neighborhood was targeted because of its relatively light security and the high-profile institutions that are housed there. There is concern among the community about the current security situation in Afghanistan, particularly with the increase in violence in southeastern Iraq and the murder of eight aid workers.
BILL ROGGIO WILL BE JOINING US LIVE FROM AFGHANISTAN ON PUNDIT REVIEW RADIO THIS SUNDAY EVENING AT 9PM EST
Who is Bill Roggio?
Co-Chairman of the Counterterrorism Foundation and Co-Editor of the Counterterrorism Blog. He served as a signalman and infantryman in the U.S. Army and the New Jersey National Guard from 1991 to 1997. He has been tracking the daily progress of counterinsurgency operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. During the fall of 2005, Mr. Roggio embedded with the U.S. Marines and U.S. Army in Anbar province and witnessed the parliamentary election in the heart of the Sunni Triangle. His reporting, analysis and predictions of military operations in Iraq, the development of the Iraqi Army and the splits between al-Qaeda and the Iraqi insurgency at “The Fourth Rail” have been quoted by numerous media outlets and elicited positive reaction from U.S. armed forces personnel and policymakers.
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Soldiers Angels founder Patti Patton-Bader joined us on Memorial Day weekend to tell us about her incredible organization and what we can do to support the troops both here and abroad. We also got the perspective of Matt from Blackfive on what groups like Soldiers Angels mean to the troops.
This segment is also available for download at iTunes, simply search Pundit Review Radio Podcasts.
What is Pundit Review Radio?
Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin & Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Hailed as “Groundbreaking”by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening at 8pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Leader.
A special Memorial Day edition of Someone You Should Know. Matt from the #1 milblog Blackfive joined us for our weekly collaboration to bring the inspirational, true stories of the men and women that are fighting for us around the world to the radio.
This week we learn the story of Mat Schram, a close personal friend of Matt from Blackfive. He gave his life in defense of this country on Memorial Day 2003. We also paid a special tribute to Kevin’s father-in-law, a Marine and Korean War veteran, who just passed away this week.
This segment is also available for download at iTunes, simply search Pundit Review Radio Podcasts.
What is Pundit Review Radio?
Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin & Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Hailed as “Groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening at 8pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Leader.