The Federal Marriage Amendment
Posted at 1:46:16 on April 13, 2004
There was an article in the Advocate (read article here) on the Federal Marriage Amendment that the Bush administration has been pushing.
Gay rights groups also cite the courage of Wisconsin's Democratic senator Russ Feingold, the ranking Democrat on the Constitution subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee. In a March 3 subcommittee hearing on marriage laws, he told the bill's supporters: "An amendment regarding same-sex marriage would write discrimination into the governing document of our nation. This amendment targets a specific group of Americans and permanently excludes them from certain rights and benefits."
Human Rights Campaign president Cheryl Jacques says Feingold has been an admirable defender of the gay community who "dissected their arguments very brilliantly." Feingold, who declined comment to The Advocate, told a Madison, Wis., newspaper that he will "lead the charge" in derailing the FMA. In doing so he has also become Exhibit A in the potential political costs of defending equality: In an article posted to the conservative Focus on the Family Web site, Family Research Institute of Wisconsin executive director Julaine Appling accuses Feingold of caving in to "a hard-core group of gay rights activists." The site includes a link for members to e-mail him and force him to change his mind.
- Trae
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