THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume VI, Issue # 158, July 17, 2004
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
WHY THE MARRIAGE AMENDMENT IS NECESSARY
By Christopher G. Adamo
FULL STORY:
On July 14, 2004, Republican “Trojan Horses” in the U.S. Senate, once again, showed their true allegiances by collaborating with
Liberal Leftist Democrats. In defeating the Federal Marriage Amendment, they displayed their unwillingness to uphold basic
Conservative principles. Thus, they not only allowed the forces of the radical, nihilistic counterculture to press forward with their
assault on traditional morality, but also simultaneously squandered a golden opportunity to elevate the standing of the Republican
Party in the eyes of the American electorate.
Conservatives should not be fooled into accepting all the empty rhetoric about marriage being a “states’ rights” issue. Despite
the fact that members of both parties attempted to hide behind this shallow excuse, and even Lynne Cheney, wife of Vise
President Dick Cheney, was offering “states’ rights” rhetoric as her reason for oppose the amendment, this crucial decision for
the future of America was, from the beginning, devoid of any element of the states’ rights issue.
Since its inception, the entire battle plan of same-sex “marriage” advocates has been to systematically remove the issue from the
jurisdiction of the people, since the proponents of legalizing same-sex unions know all too well that such a proposal would never
be accepted in any venue wherein the people have an actual say in the matter. In Hawaii, where the concept first gained a facade
of legitimacy, it was the State Supreme Court which, in a blatant episode of judicial activism, initially asserted a “right” of
same-sex couples to “marry.” But even in Hawaii, hardly a bastion of Conservatism, voters quickly overruled the Court by
asserting their views at the ballot box.
Throughout the entire same-sex “marriage” debate, public sentiment has been consistently opposed, while the courts have
sought to exercise their authority in an effort to forcibly change human nature. In Lawrence v. Texas (2002), the U.S.
Supreme Court eradicated anti-sodomy laws in all fifty states, basing its decision not on any federal constitutional principle or
American ideal, but, rather, on the warped philosophies of certain “progressive” European nations.
So, “states’ rights” issues having been trampled from the outset of the same-sex “marriage” debate, it is clear that those voicing
“concerns” for the U.S. Constitution and the reserved powers of the states under the Constitution are, in reality, seeking only to
cloud the issue or hide from it. Hardly an infringement of states’ rights, the Federal Marriage Amendment represented a valiant
effort of the people to regain control of their nation’s destiny, not only for this generation, but for all future generations.
Another scheme by Liberal Leftist "Republicans" to flee from a Federal Marriage Amendment was their plan to leave a gaping
hole in it by allowing “civil unions” among same-sex couples to be legally recognized on an equal par with traditional marriage.
Clearly, such a provision would have negated the entirety of the amendment. Though the advocates of this effort contended
that, only by this means, might they have garnered sufficient votes to achieve a majority in the Senate, their real intention was,
once again, to avoid a true showdown as to which Senators were willing to uphold the values of traditional America, and which
ones were not.
The purposes of bringing this issue to the political forefront at this time were twofold. First, marriage needs protection from the
attacks being perpetrated against it by activist courts. Secondly, if the present Senate membership isn’t going to support such
a principle, those members working against it needed to be identified.
Ultimately, however, this is not an issue wherein any “gray areas” exist. Therefore, those Senators who did not fight to preserve
the heritage and morality of the country when it was being attacked on such a fundamental level, or who gave only tepid support
for the cause in response to pressure from their constituents, should ever after be regarded as the enemies of such things.
Efforts to force the American people to accept the destruction of traditional marriage have been insidious and underhanded, and
thus no single law from any state or group of states could be sufficient to stem this evil tide. What is needed is not merely a law,
but a foundation for present and future law. And such a foundation can only be provided by a federal constitutional amendment
-- and amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The alternative is an unending series of lawsuits, resulting at best in ambiguous and
inconsistent rulings, which in the long run will slowly but steadily erode and destroy traditional morality.
America will thereby be systemically coerced, through the ponderous power of a corrupt and out-of-control judiciary, to embrace
the unacceptable. This is a fight that must continue.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
Marriage, Family, & Society
Morality, Decency, & Traditional American Family Values
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who lives in southeastern Wyoming and works in the field of industrial instrumentation.
He is actively involved in Wyoming's political process, serving as a delegate to successive Wyoming State Republican Conventions
and as a member of the Wyoming State Republican Central Committee. He has assisted Republican candidates for local and state
legislatures and for the United States Congress. His articles, which appear regularly in The Progressive Conservative, U.S.A.,
and on a number of other websites, reflect a major concern with the damage being done to Conservatism and Conservative causes by
the Liberal Leftist faction in the Republican Party as well as by the much larger and more powerful Liberal Leftist faction in the
Democratic Party. During the early and middle 1990s, Adamo was Editor of the Wyoming Christian Coalition's official news organ,
The Wyoming Christian. Adamo maintains his own Internet website, which is located at
www.chrisadamo.com.
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