Delay: Renewing Our Reverence for Marriage; House Debates Constitutional Amendment to Protect Marriage
U.S. Newswire › September 30, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today said protecting marriage in this country is an uphill battle, but one of the most important Congress will ever face, as the House of Representatives debated a constitutional amendment to protect marriage.
"Marriage is the most enduring institution in human history - the unique, spiritual bond between one man and one woman," DeLay said. "It is the architecture of family and the most successful arrangement ever conceived for the protection and raising of children. Marriage is the basic unit of society, the very DNA of civilization, and if that civilization is to endure, marriage must be protected."See the full content of this document
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Delay: Renewing Our Reverence for Marriage; House Debates Constitutional Amendment to Protect Marriage
In 1996, Congress passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) with broad bipartisan support...
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