A Failure of Neutrality, A Triumph for Traditional Marriage
Yesterday, the California legislature failed to pass a bill that would have stripped gender identification from the definition of marriage. That is, the marriage certificate would read Person #1 and Person #2 instead of Husband and Wife.
Reaction:
Campaign for Children and Families: The people of California are learning that to keep everything about marriage for a man and a woman, they absolutely must pass a true-blue state constitutional amendment to override the politicians and judges who have such blatant disregard for marriage and the voters.
Equality California: This is a bittersweet moment to see so many families coming together for equality and very disappointing to see some legislators turning their backs on our families. The vote was extremely close, and while disappointing, this is a giant step forward that will only build momentum to pass this bill in the near future. This is the farthest any marriage equality legislation has been heard in a state legislature without a court-ordered action. We should be proud of this accomplishment and move forward.
Although expressing disappointment with legislators who defend the traditional family, the gay radicals explicitly recognize that it’s the courts (not the people) who are throwing same-sex marriage down the throats of the American polity. Moreover, doesn’t this gender-neutral law smell like the strategy of Ayres and company?
The reaction from those Californians who succeeded in derailing the bill recognizes the need for a state constitutional amendment to protect marriage. Hopefully right-minded Californians will thwart the gay radicals attempts at weaking marriage and act by amending their constitution. This failed bill, covertly entitled “The Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act,” underscores the need to enact a federal marriage amendment. Same-sex marriage advocates will not be satisfied with having just Massachusetts. We must stop them in their tracks before we end up like the Dutch–a society where marriage is vanishing.