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My
correspondence With Sen. Patty
Murray (D-Washington) On The
Constitutional Marriage Amendment

"Tolerance
is a virtue of a man without
convictions."
G.K.Chesterton
"To
educate a man in mind, and
not in morals, is to educate
a menace to society"
Teddy Roosevelt
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Date: 2003-2004
I wrote an email to Sen. Patty Murray, asking her
to vote for the Constitutional Marriage
Amendment. Below is the replies from her, then my
reply on the issue. I think her stance on this
issue is wrong and so I thought many of you would
be interested in our correspondence.
SEN. MURRAY'S
REPLY TO MY EMAIL:
Dear
XXX:
Thank you for contacting me regarding the
"federal marriage amendment". I am glad
to know your views on this matter.
In 1996 the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was
enacted into law. DOMA created the first federal
definition of marriage: one woman and one man.
This law also lets states choose whether to
recognize same-sex marriages performed in other
states. In addition, 38 states--including
Washington--have passed equivalents of the
federal Defense of Marriage Act.
Vermont allows gay and lesbian couples to
register for civil unions, while California,
Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii and
New Jersey have limited domestic partnership
statutes. On November 18, 2003, Massachusetts'
highest court ruled 4-3 in Goodridge et al. v.
Department of Public Health that under that
state's constitution, same-sex couples may not be
denied the right to obtain civil marriage
licenses. This ruling does not affect the right
of religious organizations to decide what rituals
they perform for whom. The Court gave the
Governor and the Legislature 180 days to enact
legislation complying with this decision.
There are ongoing efforts in Massachusetts to
amend the state constitution to effectively
reverse the Court's decision. Alaska and Hawaii
chose to do so when their highest courts ruled
that same-sex couples had a right to marry.
However, the Massachusetts Constitution takes at
least 3 years to amend, so a similar amendment
could not be ratified before late 2006. On May
17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to
issue state-sanctioned marriage licenses to
same-sex couples. Legal challenges to state and
federal DOMA laws are likely to develop, as are
cases involving American gay and lesbian couples
who have obtained marriage licenses in the
Canadian provinces of British Columbia and
Ontario.
In the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep.
Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) has introduced H. J. Res.
56, a resolution which would amend the U.S.
Constitution to require that all marriages be
comprised of one woman and one man. In the
Senate, Wayne Allard (R-CO) has introduced two
similar resolutions which are pending in the
Judiciary Committee.
While I do not serve on the Senate Judiciary
Committee, I would oppose these resolutions if
the Senate considered them. Amending the
Constitution is a serious step--one we have taken
just 27 times in the 215 years since the
Constitution was ratified and 17 times since the
Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791. With the
exception of prohibition, which was repealed 14
years later, the Bill of Rights has never been
amended to restrict our rights.
The Constitution leaves marriage to be regulated
by the states rather than the federal government.
The states set rules and requirements governing
civil marriage, while the Constitution's
"full faith and credit" clause
guarantees that marriages and many other
functions such as contracts, divorces and
drivers' licenses valid in one state must be
recognized by all states. In due time, the courts
will fulfill their intended role by ruling on
this clause and its bearing on the
constitutionality of state and federal DOMA laws.
America is a strong nation, and our diversity
only makes us stronger. But if we are to remain
so, we cannot afford to waste time or energy
dividing and conquering each other. Our nation
will be best off when we appreciate each other's
differences and treat all Americans with respect
and dignity. By understanding our differences, we
also learn that we are very
much the same. (emphasis
TruthSavvy's)
Again, thank you for contacting me. Please do not
hesitate to call on me in the future if I can be
of assistance.
Sincerely,
Patty Murray
United States Senator
MY
ANSWER TO HER REPLY:
Thanks for your reply,
Ms Murray,
I am aware that you voted AGAINST this
Amendment, Ms Murray. We have the list of
all who refused to support it.
As Ms Cantwell, I bet you also were one
of those that tried your damnest to get
the ERA ratified in the 70's through
Constitutional Amendment. Let's check
your record, shall we! You liberals have
one agenda and that is to strip America
clean of everything that is decent and
moral.
I suggest you ready yourself, Ms Murray,
to protect the rights to
"marriage" of the
"by-sexuals", polygamists,
pedophiles and incest perverts too. After
all, they are only "different"
in your mind's eye, and should be to all
the rest of us. Shall we have state by
state intractable "carte
blanche" marriage union decisions by
activist judges?
American's motivation should be the
defense of marriage (between a man and a
woman), the well-being of children with a
mother and a father, and a desire to
prevent unelected activits judges from
amending the constitution from the bench.
And that is exactly what they plan on
doing and you know it.
Because of you and your democrat liberal
buddies, America took the first step in
deciding who gets to define marriage for
the entire nation, activist judges, or
the American people. By your reply, it is
obvious that you and your liberal cohorts
are willing to let an activist liberal
judge change history and the morality in
this nation.
Your vote against the amendment meant you
are willing to allow activist judges to
make the decision for me.
You say "America is a strong nation,
and our diversity only makes us stronger.
But if we are to remain so, we cannot
afford to waste time or energy dividing
and conquering each other. Our nation
will be best off when we appreciate each
other's differences and treat all
Americans with respect and dignity. By
understanding our differences, we also
learn that we are very much the
same."
Ms Murray, America IS a strong nation and
it hasn't been our "diversity"
that has made her strong or
"stronger". I can afford to
"waste time" (as you call) to
save America from radical leftists, such
as yourself, when it means our traditions
are being destroyed. We do not accept or
elevate the homosexual lifestyle as
respectable and/or dignified.
What you must not understand, Ms Murray,
is we (the majority) do not wish to
appreciate each other's differences when
it comes to perverted lifestyles that are
being shoved down our throats and
redefining what this country stands for
(which, may I add, is not perversion or
degenerate behavior).
We well understand these differences, Ms
Murray and I can assure you, WE ARE
NOT THE SAME! No
matter how hard you and your liberal
cohorts try to make us the same, WE ARE
NOT!
I am also aware, Ms Murray, that in 1996
the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was
enacted into law. Many thought the issue
was settled once and for all, but, again,
liberal activist judges, (this time in
Massachusetts), took power away from the
people of that state and declared
same-sex marriage legal. Other activist
officials started thwarting the will of
the people and breaking the laws in their
states and began issuing same-sex
licenses. Homosexual couples from many
states traveled to Massachusetts to be
"married" and mayhem has been
the result.
However, one state's action can have
serious and far-reaching implications for
other states, particularly because our
Constitution requires states to give full
faith and credit to the laws of other
states.
The recent decision by an activist
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court,
mandating same-sex marriage, threatens to
overturn DOMA nationwide and effectively
make that single state's marriage policy
the law of our entire country.
This constitutional marriage amendment is
favored by a heavy majority of the
country. But it only takes one perverted
unelected judge in a state, to slap and
spit upon something we hold as sacred.
American citizens well understand what's
at stake here. Marriage has meant one man
and one woman in every successful nation
on Earth since the beginning of mankind.
Marriage is about propagating not just
the human race, but also the values of a
society, the difference between right and
wrong.
As far as your lesson given in your reply
on our Constitution and it's Amendment
history, I am very well aware of what our
Constitution says and which Amendments
have been ratified.
You claim that "amending the
Constitution is a serious step--one we
have taken just 27 times in the 215
years."
May I say, it is a more serious step to
allow activist judges dictating from
their bench, and re-defining marriage for
the entire nation.
Unfortunately, we've now reached the time
(thanks to these activist judges) where
the only way (I repeat) the only way to
protect traditional marriage and
traditional civil society as we know it,
is to pass a constitutional marriage
amendment defining marriage as a union
between one man and one woman.
I, as well as the majority of Americans,
refuse to accept the gay and homosexual
"lifestyle" as a "racial
issue" or some glorified or
acceptable "civil union", let
alone, equal with marriage between a man
and a woman.
America is not socialist Canada and we do
not choose to send our nation down the
slippery-slopes of sexual perversion
decay. Aberrant or deviant sexual
behavior is not acceptable.
You also claim "This ruling does not
affect the right of religious
organizations to decide what rituals they
perform for whom."
If you truly believe this, Ms Murray, I
have a bridge I would like to sell you in
the mohave desert. It astounds me how you
liberals think that most Americans are
stupid or ignorant. That statement is an
insult to every intelligent, sensible
American.
I am aware of these states that have
radical activist judges that are
hell-bent on forcing their arbitrary will
by court order without regard for the
will of the people and their elected
representatives.
The enormous and brazen damage that
activist judges have inflicted on America
is outragous. The judicial oligarchy is
not dictating virtue but enforcing a new
ideology that is brazen
"lifestyle" socialism.
America has suffered a "coup
d'etat" from the men and women in
black robes who have changed us from the
rule of law to the rule of judges with
the Senate's blessings.
These courts and representatives such as
yourself Ms Murray, are busy designing a
Constitution for a country most Americans
do not recognize or will accept.
You leftist representatiaves and these
activist judges see your mission, not as
upholding our Constitution, but as a
redefining force to coerce new behaviors
on what you consider a barbarian majority
motivated by bigotry, racism, sexism,
xenophobia, irrational sexual morality,
and the like.
You are the enemy of traditional values
in this country and we need to use the
constitutional process to rememdy the
problem.
Also, thanks for your lessons on what is
happening in Mass. and across our land
and on constitutional ratification and
Bill of Rights radification history. I am
cognizant of the history of our
Constitution, the Bill of Rights and
their ratification, as well as
Massachusetts' decision by these liberal
judges Ms Murray and do not need your
assistance in lessons on our history or
any current events. I'm very astute as to
what is happening.
You must understand one thing Ms Murray,
we won't forget your vote and your stand
on this issue when we go to the voting
polls in November.
Signed
LAST
REPLY FROM SEN. PATTY MURRAY:
Dear XXX:
I realize that we disagree about the
Federal Marriage Amendment. I know your
views on this issue are powerful and
deeply felt, and please know that I
respect your views.
As a United States Senator, I represent
all Washingtonians, including those with
whom I disagree. Sometimes I cast votes
that are unpopular with certain
constituents; it is the nature of
democracy that the people of Washington
state, and the nation, will be divided on
some issues.
This does not mean that I take your
concerns lightly. On the contrary, I
believe it is with those whom we disagree
we must pay particular attention. It is
important to have our assumptions
challenged. I know of no other way to
ensure that opinions are based on fact
and principle. Still, it is often true
that at the end of the day, reasonable
people will come to different conclusions
about the issues which challenge our
nation. Not everyone will always agree
with me, but Washingtonians should expect
me to listen to their concerns and to be
honest and straightforward with my
answers.
Again, thank you for contacting me.
Please stay in touch.
Sincerely,
Patty Murray
United States Senator

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