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More fallout from DOMA decision: House Legal Advisory withdraws from lawsuit protecting marriage

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English: The Supreme Court of the United States. Washington, D.C. Français : La Cour suprême des États-Unis. Washington D.C., États-Unis. ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Høyesterett i USA. Washington, D.C. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) WASHINGTON, D.C. , July 19, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The U.S. House’s GOP-led Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group has withdrawn from a court case in which it was defending the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and a similar statute, Title 38, against a complaint from homosexuals in the military who want spousal benefits for their same- sex partners . In a federal court   filing , the House lawyers said that the Supreme Court’s June 26 decision to strike down DOMA left them no choice. “The Supreme Court recently resolved the issue of DOMA Section 3’s constitutionality,” wrote the House lawyers. ”The  Windsor   decision necessarily resolves the issue of DOMA Section 3’s constitutionality in this case.” Continued the lawyers, “While the question of whether [T

Supporting marriage may be offensive: Public school students need permission slips to hear Santorum

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GROSSE POINTE, MI, April 11, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – This week, controversy erupted at a public high school in Michigan after former presidential candidate Rick Santorum was  disinvited  from giving a speech to its students because he supports traditional marriage. The Young Americans for Freedom chapter at Grosse Pointe South Public High School invited the two-term U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania to give a speech on “leadership” and secured school approval for the visit. But Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Dr. Thomas Harwood canceled the speech on Monday because of Santorum's rejection of gay “marriage,” according to Breitbart.com. After outcry from the group of teens who raised the $18,000 necessary to bring Santorum to their school, the district relented and will permit the speech to go forward. However, students will now need a signed permission slip from their parents to hear from Santorum, implying his views are offensive or potentially

Gary Bauer: If GOP abandons marriage ‘I will take as many people’ out of the party as possible

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WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – If the Republican Party abandons its traditional defense of marriage, it will lead to an exodus of voters from the GOP, former presidential candidate and Reagan administration appointee Gary Bauer said today.  He told thousands at the March for Marriage that he knew many of the attendees were Democrats, independents, or belonged to a third party. “I'm a Republican,” he said in rising cadences. “Let me say to my party: If you bail out on this issue, I will leave the party, and I will take as many people with me as I possibly can!” His speech seemed to take aim at the assessment of Republican strategist Karl Rove , who said on Sunday that  he could see the next Republican presidenital candidate supporting gay “marriage.” Bauer's  cri de couer  is the most blunt reaction so far to suggestions from the Republican Party's leadership that the GOP step away from its platform's traditional stance on soci

Conservatives revolt as gay marriage lobbyist chosen to head Ohio Republican Party

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COLUMBUS, March 22, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – The Republican Party of Ohio has appointed as its executive director a  registered lobbyist  for the group that is actively campaigning to redefine marriage in the state, deepening the conflict between voters and the party elite. The move triggered swift backlash, as a coalition of 80 conservatives from across the state issued a letter warning party bosses they “will not support them” in the future. The new GOP leader is Matt Borges, a lobbyist for Equality Ohio , the group pressing to overturn the state's constitutional amendment against same-sex “marriage.” Borges was  hand-selected  by retiring state GOP chairman Bob Bennett, who has led the party since 1988 with a  brief interregnum , and is seen as Bennett's heir apparent. Bennett retires May 31. The Associated Press describes Borges as the party's  "chairman-in-waiting." “With this letter we put the party bosses on notice that we reject their

The GOP’s Loser Caucus endorses gay 'marriage

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Analysis WASHINGTON, D.C., March 15, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Reporters in the liberal media had a rare fit of bipartisanship recently when they learned some Republicans had signed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting same-sex “marriage.” A veritable avalanche of stories proclaimed this tiny group the new chiefs of the Republican Party. USA Today  gushed,  “Top Republicans urge court to support gay marriage.”   U.S. News and World Report   dubbed them  “ Republican leaders.”  The San Jose  Mercury News  claimed Meg Whitman and “other conservatives”  now support redefining marriage. Even the  Daily Caller  wrote,  “Prominent conservatives defend gay marriage before Supreme Court.” As with most events they cover, the mainstream media are not telling the full story about these gallant GOP giants. I'll say something no other reporter or columnist will say about these socially liberal politicians: They're losers. I don't mean that as a pejorative – I mean

Mitt Romney: I still believe in traditional marriage

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WASHINGTON, D.C. , March 5, 2013, ( LifeSiteNews.com ) – Although his critics mercilessly criticized him for changing his positions on a number of political issues, Mitt Romney says that he has not changed his mind on the definition of marriage. The 2012 Republican presidential candidate's fortitude on the issue comes as Beltway insiders in his party are pressing the grassroots to stifle its longstanding commitment to defend marriage. In his first post-election interview on  Fox News Sunday , Chris Wallace asked the former Massachusetts governor about the 80 Republicans – many of whom never held elective office – who signed an  amicus curiae  brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn restrictions on same-sex “marriage.” When asked if his views had “evolved at all” on redefining marriage, Mitt Romney replied, “No.” “I believe that marriage is a relationship between a man and a woman, and that's because I believe the ideal setting for raising a child is where

Homosexual Marriage Money Agenda

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Money Sometimes Doesn't Just Talk — It Lies With the cash of GOP mega-millionaires like Ken Mehlman and Paul Singer, a carefully crafted campaign to get Republicans to abandon marriage has been nurtured and launched. Last week HRC tried to enlist Laura Bush in its campaign to prove Republicans support for overturning the views and the votes of millions of California voters. This week the  New York Times  is singing about a small group of "prominent" Republicans like Jon Huntsman who signed a brief asking the Supreme Court to override the voters of California and impose gay marriage on all 50 states. These pro-gay marriage Republicans mostly share one important characteristic:  they are no longer in office, nor seeking office . (All of former Gov. Jon Huntsman's millions could not get him better than a third place finish in New Hampshire, remember.) After helping to falsely manufacture Laura Bush's support for court-ordered gay marriage, the  New York