Sen. Ted Cruz: Amend U.S. Constitution to Preserve Marriage Bans

[TexasTowelie]

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for same-sex marriage bans to be lifted in five states, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called Monday for amending the U.S. Constitution to prevent either the federal government or the U.S. Supreme Court from overturning a state's ban on same-sex marriage.

Cruz announced his plans in a statement Monday in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to let stand appeals court rulings allowing same-sex marriages in Indiana, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Cruz called the court's decision to let those rulings stand "tragic and indefensible" and expressed concern that it would lead to the overturning of same-sex marriage bans in every state.

Like other statewide Republican officials in Texas, Cruz has been an ardent defender of the state's same-sex marriage ban, which was approved by Texas voters as an amendment to the Texas Constitution in 2005. The Texas ban was ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. District Judge in February. The state immediately appealed that ruling to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

"When Congress returns to session, I will be introducing a constitutional amendment to prevent the federal government or the courts from attacking or striking down state marriage laws," Cruz said. “Traditional marriage is an institution whose integrity and vitality are critical to the health of any society. We should remain faithful to our moral heritage and never hesitate to defend it.”

http://www.texastribune.org/2014/10/06/cruz-amend-us-constitution-preserve-marriage-bans/

[font color=green]An amendment that will never be ratified.[/font]

[gopiscrap]

1. Won't work Teddy

you don't have the votes for it and now as time has marched forward you've been left behind. THis would only be grandstanding and playing to your moronic, ignorant homophobic base.

[napi21]

2. Awe Teddy, can't you come up with something better than that?

Every time somebody dislikes a SCOTUS decision, they want to amend the constitution. VERY VERY FEW TIMES has that actually happened. I'm not seeing it happening in this case either. Once it's been determined that a person has a Constitutional Right to something, it CANNOT be taken away. Shame on you Tedddy for being such a dumbass.

[Half-Century Man]

3. In reality, another do actually nothing, grandstanding, green eggs and ham tap dance

to jerk off his base.

He is pretending to throw an issue ball for his pack of dippy dogs. They will run, braying to high heaven, to find nothing; then return for another fake throw of the ball.

[DetlefK]

4. How about an amendment that only US-citizens can make political donations?

[Happyhippychick]

5. So glad he's working on the truly important issues

[Historic NY]

6. Where does the Constitution mention marriage????

Baggers always go for amend. Right now it would need 2/3rd majority and it is not going to happen based on what SCOTUS just did.